Erk inhibitors and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides compounds and compositions that are inhibitors of ERK1, ERK2, or both, and methods of use thereof.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/768,565, filed Nov. 16, 2018, and U.S. Provisional Application No.62/908,965, filed Oct. 1, 2019, each of which is incorporated byreference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) are widely expressedprotein kinase intracellular signaling molecules that mediate theprocesses involved in tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. The ERKpathway plays a central role in regulating mammalian cell growth byrelaying extracellular signals from ligand-bound cell surface tyrosinekinase receptors such as ErbB family, PDGF, FGF, and VEGF receptortyrosine kinase. Activation of the ERK pathway proceeds via a cascade ofphosphorylation events that begins with activation of Ras. Activation ofRas leads to the recruitment and activation of Raf, a serine-threoninekinase. Activated Raf then phosphorylates and activates MEK1/2, whichthen phosphorylates and activates ERK1/2. When activated, ERK1/2phosphorylates several downstream targets involved in a multitude ofcellular events including cytoskeletal changes and transcriptionalactivation. The ERK/MAPK pathway is one of the most important for cellproliferation, and it is believed that ERK/MAPK pathway dysregulation isoncogenic. Ras genes, which are upstream of ERK1/2, are mutated inseveral cancers including colorectal, melanoma, breast and pancreatictumors. High Ras activity is accompanied by elevated ERK activity inmany human tumors. In addition, mutations of BRAF, a serine-threoninekinase of the Raf family, are associated with increased kinase activity.Mutations in BRAF have been identified in melanomas (60%), thyroidcancers (greater than 40%) and colorectal cancers. These observationsindicate that the ERK1/2 signaling pathway is an attractive pathway foranticancer therapies in a broad spectrum of human tumors.

Therefore, a welcome contribution to the art would be small-molecules(i.e., compounds) that inhibit ERK activity (e.g., ERK1 activity or ERK2activity, or both) for treating a broad spectrum of cancers, such as,for example, melanoma, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, colorectalcancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer.

SUMMARY

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound having

(a) the structure of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionallysubstituted C₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, CN, OR^(1a),SR^(1a), NR^(1a)R^(1b), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), or C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b));

L¹ is a bond, optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O), O,C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m), (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), N(R⁴), S(O)₂N(R⁴),N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

L² is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), C(O)heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C(O), N(R⁴),S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, or heterocyclyl, wherein any of saidheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl or halogen;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; or

(b) the structure of Formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; or

(c) the structure of Formula III:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

is optionally substituted heterocyclyl;

R² is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

p is 0 or 1; and

q is, in each instance, independently 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound selectedfrom:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In some embodiments, the invention relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising any compound described herein and apharmaceutically acceptable diluent or excipient.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a method of treatingcancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to thesubject any compound described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof.

In some embodiments, the invention relates to a method of inhibitingERK1 or ERK2 in a cell comprising contacting said cell with any compounddescribed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, suchthat ERK1 or ERK2 enzymes are inhibited in said cell.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 are results of a mouse pharmacokinetics (PK) study with compound6 dosed intraperitoneal (IP) at 50 mg/kg, or dosed through oral gavage(PO) at 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg.

FIG. 2 is the tabulated blood plasma concentrations in ng/mL of compound6 from the PK study.

FIG. 3 are the results of a rat pharmacokinetics (PK) study withcompound 6 dosed through oral gavage (PO) at 1, 5 and 10 mg/kg.

FIG. 4 is the tabulation of the percentage weight changes per day ofmice treated daily (QD) or twice daily (BID) with various concentrationsof compound 6. Compound 6 was administered through oral gavage (PO). Themaximum tolerated QD dose was 200 mg/kg and the maximum tolerated BIDdose was 100 mg/kg.

FIG. 5 are the results of an M275 melanoma cell line xenograft studywith compound 6. Eight mice were used per group, and mice were dosedthrough oral gavage (PO) either daily (QD) or twice daily (BID) withvarious concentrations of compound 6.

FIG. 6 is the tabulation of the percentage weight changes per day ofmice in the M275 melanoma cell line xenograft study.

FIG. 7 shows the change in tumor volume results of the M275 melanomacell line xenograft study at day 21 of dosing with compound 6.

FIG. 8 are the results of a PSN1 pancreatic cancer cell line xenograftstudy with compound 6. Eight mice were used per group, and mice weredosed through oral gavage (PO) either daily (QD) or twice daily (BID)with various concentrations of compound 6.

FIG. 9 is the tabulation of the percentage weight changes per day ofmice in the PSN1 pancreatic cancer cell line xenograft study.

FIG. 10 shows the change in tumor volume results of the PSN1 pancreaticcancer cell line xenograft study at day 14 of dosing with compound 6.

FIG. 11 are the results of a H2135 NSCLC cell line xenograft study withcompound 6. Eight mice were used per group, and mice were dosed throughoral gavage (PO) either daily (QD) or twice daily (BID) with twoconcentrations of compound 6.

FIG. 12 is the tabulation of the percentage weight changes per day ofmice in the H2135 NSCLC cell line xenograft study.

FIG. 13 shows the change in tumor volume results of the H2135 NSCLC cellline xenograft study at day 14 of dosing with compound 6.

FIG. 14 shows the decrease in the level of phosphorylated RSK (pRSK) inM275 cells after treatment with compound 6 for 4.5 hours (fourreplicates) and 24 hours (two replicates).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Definitions

Unless otherwise defined herein, scientific and technical terms used inthis application shall have the meanings that are commonly understood bythose of ordinary skill in the art. Generally, nomenclature used inconnection with, and techniques of, chemistry, cell and tissue culture,molecular biology, cell and cancer biology, neurobiology,neurochemistry, virology, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology,genetics and protein and nucleic acid chemistry, described herein, arethose well-known and commonly used in the art.

The methods and techniques of the present disclosure are generallyperformed, unless otherwise indicated, according to conventional methodswell known in the art and as described in various general and morespecific references that are cited and discussed throughout thisspecification. See, e.g., “Principles of Neural Science”, McGraw-HillMedical, New York, N.Y. (2000); Motulsky, “Intuitive Biostatistics”,Oxford University Press, Inc. (1995); Lodish et al., “Molecular CellBiology, 4th ed.”, W. H. Freeman & Co., New York (2000); Griffiths etal., “Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 7th ed.”, W. H. Freeman & Co.,N.Y. (1999); and Gilbert et al., “Developmental Biology, 6th ed.”,Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Mass. (2000).

Chemistry terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, are usedaccording to conventional usage in the art, as exemplified by “TheMcGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical Terms”, Parker S., Ed., McGraw-Hill,San Francisco, Calif. (1985).

All of the above, and any other publications, patents and publishedpatent applications referred to in this application are specificallyincorporated by reference herein. In case of conflict, the presentspecification, including its specific definitions, will control.

A “patient,” “subject,” or “individual” are used interchangeably andrefer to either a human or a non-human animal. These terms includemammals, such as humans, primates, livestock animals (including bovines,porcines, etc.), companion animals (e.g., canines, felines, etc.) androdents (e.g., mice and rats).

“Treating” a condition or patient refers to taking steps to obtainbeneficial or desired results, including clinical results. As usedherein, and as well understood in the art, “treatment” is an approachfor obtaining beneficial or desired results, including clinical results.Beneficial or desired clinical results can include, but are not limitedto, alleviation or amelioration of one or more symptoms or conditions,diminishment of extent of disease, stabilized (i.e. not worsening) stateof disease, preventing spread of disease, delay or slowing of diseaseprogression, amelioration or palliation of the disease state, andremission (whether partial or total), whether detectable orundetectable. “Treatment” can also mean prolonging survival as comparedto expected survival if not receiving treatment.

The term “preventing” is art-recognized, and when used in relation to acondition, such as a local recurrence (e.g., pain), a disease such ascancer, a syndrome complex such as heart failure or any other medicalcondition, is well understood in the art, and includes administration ofa composition which reduces the frequency of, or delays the onset of,symptoms of a medical condition in a subject relative to a subject whichdoes not receive the composition. Thus, prevention of cancer includes,for example, reducing the number of detectable cancerous growths in apopulation of patients receiving a prophylactic treatment relative to anuntreated control population, and/or delaying the appearance ofdetectable cancerous growths in a treated population versus an untreatedcontrol population, e.g., by a statistically and/or clinicallysignificant amount.

“Administering” or “administration of” a substance, a compound or anagent to a subject can be carried out using one of a variety of methodsknown to those skilled in the art. For example, a compound or an agentcan be administered, intravenously, arterially, intradermally,intramuscularly, intraperitoneally, subcutaneously, ocularly,sublingually, orally (by ingestion), intranasally (by inhalation),intraspinally, intracerebrally, and transdermally (by absorption, e.g.,through a skin duct). A compound or agent can also appropriately beintroduced by rechargeable or biodegradable polymeric devices or otherdevices, e.g., patches and pumps, or formulations, which provide for theextended, slow or controlled release of the compound or agent.Administering can also be performed, for example, once, a plurality oftimes, and/or over one or more extended periods.

Appropriate methods of administering a substance, a compound or an agentto a subject will also depend, for example, on the age and/or thephysical condition of the subject and the chemical and biologicalproperties of the compound or agent (e.g., solubility, digestibility,bioavailability, stability and toxicity). In some embodiments, acompound or an agent is administered orally, e.g., to a subject byingestion. In some embodiments, the orally administered compound oragent is in an extended release or slow release formulation, oradministered using a device for such slow or extended release.

As used herein, the phrase “conjoint administration” refers to any formof administration of two or more different therapeutic agents such thatthe second agent is administered while the previously administeredtherapeutic agent is still effective in the body (e.g., the two agentsare simultaneously effective in the patient, which may includesynergistic effects of the two agents). For example, the differenttherapeutic compounds can be administered either in the same formulationor in separate formulations, either concomitantly or sequentially. Thus,an individual who receives such treatment can benefit from a combinedeffect of different therapeutic agents.

The term “acyl” is art-recognized and refers to a group represented bythe general formula hydrocarbylC(O)—, preferably alkylC(O)—.

The term “acylamino” is art-recognized and refers to an amino groupsubstituted with an acyl group and may be represented, for example, bythe formula hydrocarbylC(O)NH—.

The term “acyloxy” is art-recognized and refers to a group representedby the general formula hydrocarbylC(O)O—, preferably alkylC(O)O—.

The term “alkoxy” refers to an alkyl group, preferably a lower alkylgroup, having an oxygen attached thereto. Representative alkoxy groupsinclude methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, tert-butoxy and thelike.

The term “alkoxyalkyl” refers to an alkyl group substituted with analkoxy group and may be represented by the general formulaalkyl-O-alkyl.

The term “alkenyl,” as used herein, refers to an aliphatic groupcontaining at least one double bond and is intended to include both“unsubstituted alkenyls” and “substituted alkenyls” the latter of whichrefers to alkenyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen onone or more carbons of the alkenyl group. Such substituents may occur onone or more carbons that are included or not included in one or moredouble bonds. Moreover, such substituents include all those contemplatedfor alkyl groups, as discussed below, except where stability isprohibitive. For example, substitution of alkenyl groups by one or morealkyl, carbocyclyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl groups iscontemplated.

An “alkyl” group or “alkane” is a straight chained or branchednon-aromatic hydrocarbon which is completely saturated. Typically, astraight chained or branched alkyl group has from 1 to about 20 carbonatoms, preferably from 1 to about 10 unless otherwise defined. Examplesof straight chained and branched alkyl groups include, but are notlimited to methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl,tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, pentyl and octyl. A C₁-C₆ straight chained orbranched alkyl group is also referred to as a “lower alkyl” group.

Moreover, the term “alkyl” (or “lower alkyl”) as used throughout thespecification, examples, and claims is intended to include both“unsubstituted alkyls” and “substituted alkyls”, the latter of whichrefers to alkyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on oneor more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone. Such substituents, if nototherwise specified, can include, for example, a halogen (e.g., fluoro),a hydroxyl, an oxo, a carbonyl (such as a carboxyl, an alkoxycarbonyl, aformyl, or an acyl), a thiocarbonyl (such as a thioester, a thioacetate,or a thioformate), an alkoxy, a phosphoryl, a phosphate, a phosphonate,a phosphinate, an amino, an amido, an amidine, an imine, a cyano, anitro, an azido, a sulfhydryl, an alkylthio, a sulfate, a sulfonate, asulfamoyl, a sulfonamido, a sulfonyl, a heterocyclyl, an aralkyl, or anaromatic or heteroaromatic moiety. In preferred embodiments, thesubstituents on substituted alkyls are selected from C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, halogen, carbonyl, cyano, or hydroxyl. In more preferredembodiments, the substituents on substituted alkyls are selected fromfluoro, carbonyl, cyano, or hydroxyl. It will be understood by thoseskilled in the art that the moieties substituted on the hydrocarbonchain can themselves be substituted, if appropriate. For instance, thesubstituents of a substituted alkyl may include substituted andunsubstituted forms of amino, azido, imino, amido, phosphoryl (includingphosphonate and phosphinate), sulfonyl (including sulfate, sulfonamido,sulfamoyl and sulfonate), and silyl groups, as well as ethers,alkylthios, carbonyls (including ketones, aldehydes, carboxylates, andesters), —CF₃, —CN and the like. Exemplary substituted alkyls aredescribed below. Cycloalkyls can be further substituted with alkyls,alkenyls, alkoxys, alkylthios, aminoalkyls, carbonyl-substituted alkyls,—CF₃, —CN, and the like.

In addition, the term “alkyl” as used throughout the specification,examples, and claims is intended to be interchangeable, where valencerequires, with the term “alkylene” (i.e., an alkyl diradical or abivalent alkyl moiety).

The term “C_(x)-C_(y),” when used in conjunction with a chemical moiety,such as, acyl, acyloxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy is meant toinclude groups that contain from x to y carbons in the chain. Forexample, the term “C_(x)-C_(y) alkyl” refers to substituted orunsubstituted saturated hydrocarbon groups, including straight-chainalkyl and branched-chain alkyl groups that contain from x to y carbonsin the chain, including haloalkyl groups. Preferred haloalkyl groupsinclude trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, andpentafluoroethyl. C₀ alkyl indicates a hydrogen where the group is in aterminal position, a bond if internal. The terms “C₂-C_(y) alkenyl” and“C₂-C_(y) alkynyl” refer to substituted or unsubstituted unsaturatedaliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to thealkyls described above, but that contain at least one double or triplebond respectively.

The term “alkylamino,” as used herein, refers to an amino groupsubstituted with at least one alkyl group.

The term “alkylthio,” as used herein, refers to a thiol groupsubstituted with an alkyl group and may be represented by the generalformula alkylS—.

The term “alkynyl,” as used herein, refers to an aliphatic groupcontaining at least one triple bond and is intended to include both“unsubstituted alkynyls” and “substituted alkynyls,” the latter of whichrefers to alkynyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen onone or more carbons of the alkynyl group. Such substituents may occur onone or more carbons that are included or not included in one or moretriple bonds. Moreover, such substituents include all those contemplatedfor alkyl groups, as discussed above, except where stability isprohibitive. For example, substitution of alkynyl groups by one or morealkyl, carbocyclyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl groups iscontemplated.

The term “amide,” as used herein, refers to a group

wherein each R^(A) independently represent a hydrogen, hydrocarbylgroup, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, or alkoxy, or two R^(A) are takentogether with the N atom to which they are attached complete aheterocycle having from 3 to 8 atoms in the ring structure.

The terms “amine” and “amino” are art-recognized and refer to bothunsubstituted and substituted amines and salts thereof, e.g., a moietythat can be represented by

wherein each R^(A) independently represents a hydrogen or a hydrocarbylgroup, or two R^(A) are taken together with the N atom to which they areattached complete a heterocycle having from 4 to 8 atoms in the ringstructure.

The term “aminoalkyl,” as used herein, refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with an amino group.

The term “aralkyl”, as used herein, refers to an alkyl group substitutedwith an aryl group.

The term “aryl” as used herein include substituted or unsubstitutedsingle-ring aromatic groups in which each atom of the ring is carbon.Preferably the ring is a 6- to 10-membered ring, more preferably a6-membered ring. The term “aryl” also includes polycyclic ring systemshaving two or more cyclic rings in which two or more carbons are commonto two adjoining rings wherein at least one of the rings is aromatic,e.g., the other cyclic rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls,cycloalkynyls, aryls, heteroaryls, and/or heterocyclyls. Aryl groupsinclude benzene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, aniline, and the like.

The term “carbocycle” refers to a saturated or unsaturated ring in whicheach atom of the ring is carbon. The term carbocycle includes botharomatic carbocycles and non-aromatic carbocycles. Non-aromaticcarbocycles include both cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl rings. “Carbocycle”includes 5-7 membered monocyclic and 8-12 membered bicyclic rings. Eachring of a bicyclic carbocycle may be selected from saturated,unsaturated and aromatic rings. Carbocycle includes bicyclic moleculesin which one, two or three or more atoms are shared between the tworings. The term “fused carbocycle” refers to a bicyclic carbocycle inwhich each of the rings shares two adjacent atoms with the other ring.Each ring of a fused carbocycle may be selected from saturated,unsaturated and aromatic rings. In an exemplary embodiment, an aromaticring, e.g., phenyl, may be fused to a saturated or unsaturated ring,e.g., cyclohexane, cyclopentane, or cyclohexene. Any combination ofsaturated, unsaturated and aromatic bicyclic rings, as valence permits,is included in the definition of carbocyclic. Exemplary “carbocycles”include cyclopentane, cyclohexane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane,1,5-cyclooctadiene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene,bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-3-ene, naphthalene and adamantane. Exemplary fusedcarbocycles include decalin, naphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene,bicyclo[4.2.0]octane, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indene andbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene. “Carbocycles” may be substituted at any one ormore positions capable of bearing a hydrogen atom.

The term “carbocyclylalkyl”, as used herein, refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with a carbocycle group.

The term “carbonate” is art-recognized and refers to a group—OCO₂—R^(A), wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl group.

The term “carboxy”, as used herein, refers to a group represented by theformula —CO₂H.

A “cycloalkyl” group is a cyclic hydrocarbon which is completelysaturated. “Cycloalkyl” includes monocyclic and bicyclic rings.Typically, a monocyclic cycloalkyl group has from 3- to about 10-carbonatoms, from 3- to 8-carbon atoms, or more typically from 3- to 6-carbonatoms unless otherwise defined. The second ring of a bicyclic cycloalkylmay be selected from saturated, unsaturated and aromatic rings.Cycloalkyl includes bicyclic molecules in which one, two, or three ormore atoms are shared between the two rings (e.g., fused bicycliccompounds, bridged bicyclic compounds, and spirocyclic compounds).

The term “fused bicyclic compound” refers to a bicyclic molecule inwhich two rings share two adjacent atoms. In other words, the ringsshare one covalent bond, i.e., the so-called bridgehead atoms aredirectly connected (e.g., α-thujene and decalin). For example, in afused cycloalkyl each of the rings shares two adjacent atoms with theother ring, and the second ring of a fused bicyclic cycloalkyl may beselected from saturated, unsaturated and aromatic rings.

A “cycloalkenyl” group is a cyclic hydrocarbon containing one or moredouble bonds.

The term “bridged bicyclic compound” refers to a bicyclic molecule inwhich the two rings share three or more atoms, separating the twobridgehead atoms by a bridge containing at least one atom. For example,norbornane, also known as bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, can be thought of as apair of cyclopentane rings each sharing three of their five carbonatoms.

The term “spirocyclic compound” or “spirocycle” refers to a bicyclicmolecule or group in which the two rings have only one single atom, thespiro atom, in common.

The term “diazo”, as used herein, refers to a group represented by theformula ═N═N.

The term “disulfide” is art-recognized and refers to a group —S—S—R^(A),wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl group.

The term “enol ester”, as used herein, refers to a group—C(O)O—C(R^(A))═C(R^(A))₂ wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl group.

The term “ester”, as used herein, refers to a group —C(O)OR^(A) whereinR^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl group.

The term “ether”, as used herein, refers to a hydrocarbyl group linkedthrough an oxygen to another hydrocarbyl group. Accordingly, an ethersubstituent of a hydrocarbyl group may be hydrocarbyl-O—. Ethers may beeither symmetrical or unsymmetrical. Examples of ethers include, but arenot limited to, heterocycle-O-heterocycle and aryl-O-heterocycle. Ethersinclude “alkoxyalkyl” groups, which may be represented by the generalformula alkyl-O-alkyl.

The terms “halo” and “halogen” as used herein means halogen and includeschloro, fluoro, bromo, and iodo.

The term “heteroalkyl”, as used herein, refers to a saturated orunsaturated chain of carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom, forexample, wherein no two heteroatoms are adjacent.

The terms “heteroaralkyl” and “hetaralkyl”, as used herein, refers to analkyl group substituted with a hetaryl group.

The terms “heteroaryl” and “hetaryl” include substituted orunsubstituted aromatic single ring structures, preferably 5- to7-membered rings, more preferably 5- to 6-membered rings, whose ringstructures include at least one heteroatom, preferably one to fourheteroatoms, more preferably one or two heteroatoms. The terms“heteroaryl” and “hetaryl” also include polycyclic ring systems havingtwo or more cyclic rings in which two or more carbons are common to twoadjoining rings wherein at least one of the rings is heteroaromatic,e.g., the other cyclic rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls,cycloalkynyls, aryls, heteroaryls, and/or heterocyclyls. Heteroarylgroups include, for example, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, imidazole,oxazole, thiazole, pyrazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyridazine, andpyrimidine, and the like.

The term “heteroatom” as used herein means an atom of any element otherthan carbon or hydrogen. Preferred heteroatoms are nitrogen, oxygen, andsulfur.

The terms “heterocyclyl”, “heterocycle”, and “heterocyclic” refer tosubstituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic ring structures, preferably 3-to 10-membered rings, preferably 3- to 7-membered rings, more preferably5- to 6-membered rings, in some instances, most preferably a 5-memberedring, in other instances, most preferably a 6-membered ring, which ringstructures include at least one heteroatom, preferably one to fourheteroatoms, more preferably one or two heteroatoms. The terms“heterocyclyl” and “heterocyclic” also include polycyclic ring systemshaving two or more cyclic rings in which two or more carbons are commonto two adjoining rings wherein at least one of the rings isheterocyclic, e.g., the other cyclic rings can be cycloalkyls,cycloalkenyls, cycloalkynyls, aryls, heteroaryls, and/or heterocyclyls.The terms “heterocyclyl” and “heterocyclic” further include spirocyclesin which one carbon is common to two adjoining rings wherein at leastone of the rings is heterocyclic, e.g., the other cyclic ring can becycloalkyl cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, and/or heterocyclyl. Heterocyclylgroups include, for example, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine,pyrrolidine, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrofuran, morpholine, lactones,lactams, oxazolines, imidazolines and the like.

The term “heterocyclylalkyl”, as used herein, refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with a heterocycle group.

The term “hydrocarbyl”, as used herein, refers to a group that is bondedthrough a carbon atom that does not have a ═O or ═S substituent, andtypically has at least one carbon-hydrogen bond and a primarily carbonbackbone, but may optionally include heteroatoms. Thus, groups likemethyl, ethoxyethyl, 2-pyridyl, and trifluoromethyl are considered to behydrocarbyl for the purposes of this application, but substituents suchas acetyl (which has a ═O substituent on the linking carbon) and ethoxy(which is linked through oxygen, not carbon) are not. Hydrocarbyl groupsinclude, but are not limited to aryl, heteroaryl, carbocycle,heterocyclyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and combinations thereof.

The term “hydroxyalkyl”, as used herein, refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with a hydroxy group.

The term “lower” when used in conjunction with a chemical moiety, suchas, acyl, acyloxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy is meant toinclude groups where there are ten or fewer non-hydrogen atoms in thesubstituent, preferably six or fewer, more preferably three or fewer. A“lower alkyl”, for example, refers to an alkyl group that contains tenor fewer carbon atoms, preferably six or fewer, more preferably three orfewer. In certain embodiments, acyl, acyloxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,or alkoxy substituents defined herein are respectively lower acyl, loweracyloxy, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, or lower alkoxy,whether they appear alone or in combination with other substituents,such as in the recitations hydroxyalkyl and aralkyl (in which case, forexample, the atoms within the aryl group are not counted when countingthe carbon atoms in the alkyl substituent).

The term “orthoester” as used herein is art-recognized and refers to agroup —C(OR^(A))₃, wherein each R^(A) independently represents hydrogenor a hydrocarbyl, such as alkyl, or any occurrence of R^(A) takentogether with another and the intervening atom(s) complete a heterocyclehaving from 4 to 8 atoms in the ring structure.

The term “phosphoester”, as used herein, refers to a group —P(O₂)OH.

The term “phosphodiester”, as used herein, refers to a group—P(O₂)OR^(A) wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl group.

The terms “polycyclyl”, “polycycle”, and “polycyclic” refer to two ormore rings (e.g., cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, cycloalkynyls, aryls,heteroaryls, and/or heterocyclyls) in which two or more atoms are commonto two adjoining rings, e.g., the rings are “fused rings”. Each of therings of the polycycle can be substituted or unsubstituted. In certainembodiments, each ring of the polycycle contains from 3 to 10 atoms inthe ring, preferably from 5 to 7.

The term “selenide”, as used herein, is equivalent to an ether, whereinthe oxygen is replaced with a selenium.

The term “selenoxide” is art-recognized and refers to the group—Se(O)—R^(A), wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl.

The term “siloxane” is art-recognized and refers to a group with anSi—O—Si linkage, such as the group —Si(R^(A))₂—O—Si—(R^(A))₃, whereineach R^(A) independently represents hydrogen or hydrocarbyl, such asalkyl, or both R^(A) taken together with the intervening atom(s)complete a heterocycle having from 4 to 8 atoms in the ring structure.

The term “silyl” refers to a silicon moiety with three hydrocarbylmoieties attached thereto.

The term “substituted” refers to moieties having substituents replacinga hydrogen on one or more carbons of the backbone. It will be understoodthat “substitution” or “substituted with” includes the implicit provisothat such substitution is in accordance with permitted valence of thesubstituted atom and the substituent, and that the substitution resultsin a stable compound, e.g., which does not spontaneously undergotransformation such as by rearrangement, cyclization, elimination, etc.As used herein, the term “substituted” is contemplated to include allpermissible substituents of organic compounds. In a broad aspect, thepermissible substituents include acyclic and cyclic, branched andunbranched, carbocyclic and heterocyclic, aromatic and non-aromaticsubstituents of organic compounds. The permissible substituents can beone or more and the same or different for appropriate organic compounds.For purposes of this invention, the heteroatoms such as nitrogen mayhave hydrogen substituents and/or any permissible substituents oforganic compounds described herein which satisfy the valences of theheteroatoms. Substituents can include any substituents described herein,for example, a halogen, a hydroxyl, an oxo, a carbonyl (such as acarboxyl, an alkoxycarbonyl, a formyl, or an acyl), a thiocarbonyl (suchas a thioester, a thioacetate, or a thioformate), an alkoxy, aphosphoryl, a phosphate, a phosphonate, a phosphinate, an amino, anamido, an amidine, an imine, an oxime, a cyano, a nitro, an azido, asulfhydryl, an alkylthio, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a sulfamoyl, asulfonamido, a sulfonyl, a heterocyclyl, an aralkyl, or an aromatic orheteroaromatic moiety. In preferred embodiments, the substituents onsubstituted alkyls are selected from C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl,halogen, carbonyl, cyano, or hydroxyl. In more preferred embodiments,the substituents on substituted alkyls are selected from fluoro,carbonyl, cyano, or hydroxyl. It will be understood by those skilled inthe art that substituents can themselves be substituted, if appropriate.Unless specifically stated as “unsubstituted,” references to chemicalmoieties herein are understood to include substituted variants. Forexample, reference to an “aryl” group or moiety implicitly includes bothsubstituted and unsubstituted variants.

The term “sulfate” is art-recognized and refers to the group —OSO₃H, ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The term “sulfonamide” is art-recognized and refers to the grouprepresented by the general formulae

wherein each R^(A) independently represents hydrogen or hydrocarbyl,such as alkyl, or both R^(A) taken together with the intervening atom(s)complete a heterocycle having from 4 to 8 atoms in the ring structure.

The term “sulfoxide” is art-recognized and refers to the group—S(O)—R^(A), wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl.

The term “sulfonate” is art-recognized and refers to the group SO₃H, ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The term “sulfone” is art-recognized and refers to the group—S(O)₂—R^(A), wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl.

The term “thioalkyl”, as used herein, refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with a thiol group.

The term “thioester”, as used herein, refers to a group —C(O)SR^(A) or—SC(O)R^(A) wherein R^(A) represents a hydrocarbyl.

The term “thioether”, as used herein, is equivalent to an ether, whereinthe oxygen is replaced with a sulfur.

The term “urea” is art-recognized and may be represented by the generalformula

wherein each R^(A) independently represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl,such as alkyl, or any occurrence of R^(A) taken together with anotherand the intervening atom(s) complete a heterocycle having from 4 to 8atoms in the ring structure.

“Protecting group” refers to a group of atoms that, when attached to areactive functional group in a molecule, mask, reduce or prevent thereactivity of the functional group. Typically, a protecting group may beselectively removed as desired during the course of a synthesis.Examples of protecting groups can be found in Greene and Wuts,Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry, 3^(rd) Ed., 1999, John Wiley &Sons, NY and Harrison et al., Compendium of Synthetic Organic Methods,Vols. 1-8, 1971-1996, John Wiley & Sons, NY. Representative nitrogenprotecting groups include, but are not limited to, formyl, acetyl,trifluoroacetyl, benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl (“CBZ”), tert-butoxycarbonyl(“Boc”), trimethylsilyl (“TMS”), 2-trimethylsilyl-ethanesulfonyl(“TES”), trityl and substituted trityl groups, allyloxycarbonyl,9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (“FMOC”), nitro-veratryloxycarbonyl(“NVOC”) and the like. Representative hydroxyl protecting groupsinclude, but are not limited to, those where the hydroxyl group iseither acylated (esterified) or alkylated such as benzyl and tritylethers, as well as alkyl ethers, tetrahydropyranyl ethers, trialkylsilylethers (e.g., TMS or TIPS groups), glycol ethers, such as ethyleneglycol and propylene glycol derivatives and allyl ethers.

The term “modulate” as used herein includes the inhibition orsuppression of a function or activity (such as cell proliferation) aswell as the enhancement of a function or activity.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is art-recognized. In certainembodiments, the term includes compositions, excipients, adjuvants,polymers and other materials and/or dosage forms which are, within thescope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with thetissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity,irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication,commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable salt” or “salt” is used herein to refer toan acid addition salt or a basic addition salt that is suitable for orcompatible with the treatment of patients.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt” as used hereinmeans any non-toxic organic or inorganic salt of any base compoundsdisclosed herein. Illustrative inorganic acids that form suitable saltsinclude hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric and phosphoric acids, aswell as metal salts such as sodium monohydrogen orthophosphate andpotassium hydrogen sulfate. Illustrative organic acids that formsuitable salts include mono-, di-, and tricarboxylic acids such asglycolic, lactic, pyruvic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, fumaric, malic,tartaric, citric, ascorbic, maleic, benzoic, phenylacetic, cinnamic andsalicylic acids, as well as sulfonic acids such as p-toluene sulfonicand methanesulfonic acids. Either the mono or di-acid salts can beformed, and such salts may exist in either a hydrated, solvated orsubstantially anhydrous form. In general, the acid addition salts ofcompounds disclosed herein are more soluble in water and varioushydrophilic organic solvents, and generally demonstrate higher meltingpoints in comparison to their free base forms. The selection of theappropriate salt will be known to one skilled in the art. Othernon-pharmaceutically acceptable salts, e.g., oxalates, may be used, forexample, in the isolation of compounds of the invention for laboratoryuse, or for subsequent conversion to a pharmaceutically acceptable acidaddition salt.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable basic addition salt” as usedherein means any non-toxic organic or inorganic base addition salt ofany acid compounds of the invention, or any of their intermediates.Illustrative inorganic bases that form suitable salts include lithium,sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, or barium hydroxide. Illustrativeorganic bases which form suitable salts include aliphatic, alicyclic, oraromatic organic amines such as methylamine, trimethylamine and picolineor ammonia. The selection of the appropriate salt will be known to aperson skilled in the art.

Many of the compounds useful in the methods and compositions of thisdisclosure have at least one stereogenic center in their structure. Thisstereogenic center may be present in a R or a S configuration, said Rand S notation is used in correspondence with the rules described inPure Appl. Chem. (1976), 45, 11-30. The disclosure contemplates allstereoisomeric forms such as enantiomeric and diastereoisomeric forms ofthe compounds, salts, prodrugs or mixtures thereof (including allpossible mixtures of stereoisomers). See, e.g., WO 01/062726.

Furthermore, certain compounds which contain alkenyl groups may exist asZ (zusammen) or E (entgegen) isomers. In each instance, the disclosureincludes both mixtures and separate individual isomers.

Some of the compounds may also exist in tautomeric forms. Such forms,although not explicitly indicated in the formulae described herein, areintended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

“Prodrug” or “pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug” refers to a compoundthat is metabolized, for example hydrolyzed or oxidized, in the hostafter administration to form the compound of the present disclosure(e.g., compounds of the invention). Typical examples of prodrugs includecompounds that have biologically labile or cleavable (protecting) groupson a functional moiety of the active compound. Prodrugs includecompounds that can be oxidized, reduced, aminated, deaminated,hydroxylated, dehydroxylated, hydrolyzed, dehydrolyzed, alkylated,dealkylated, acylated, deacylated, phosphorylated, or dephosphorylatedto produce the active compound. Examples of prodrugs using ester orphosphoramidate as biologically labile or cleavable (protecting) groupsare disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,875,751, 7,585,851, and 7,964,580, thedisclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. The prodrugsof this disclosure are metabolized to produce a compound of theinvention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The presentdisclosure includes within its scope, prodrugs of the compoundsdescribed herein. Conventional procedures for the selection andpreparation of suitable prodrugs are described, for example, in “Designof Prodrugs” Ed. H. Bundgaard, Elsevier, 1985.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” as used herein means apharmaceutically acceptable material, composition or vehicle, such as aliquid or solid filter, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulatingmaterial useful for formulating a drug for medicinal or therapeutic use.

Exemplary Compounds

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound having thestructure of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionallysubstituted C₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, CN, OR^(1a),SR^(1a), NR^(1a)R^(1b), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), or C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b));

L¹ is a bond, or is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O), O,C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m), (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), N(R⁴), S(O)₂N(R⁴),N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

L² is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), C(O)heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C(O), N(R⁴),S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, or heterocyclyl, wherein any of saidheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl or halogen;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, when q is 1, 2 or 3, R² is optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃.

In some embodiments, L² is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, forexample, substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, such as hydroxy-substituted C₁₋₅alkyl ormethoxy-substituted C₁₋₅alkyl. In other embodiments, L² is optionallysubstituted heterocyclyl, for example, unsubstituted heterocyclyl, suchas unsubstituted oxazolinyl or imidazolinyl, or substitutedheterocyclyl, such as aryl-substituted heterocyclyl. In certainembodiments, L² is oxazolinyl.

In other embodiments, L² is C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m). In yet otherembodiments, L² is (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴). In certain aspects, m is 1 or2. Sometimes, when L² is C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m) or (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴),each instance of R⁴ is independently hydrogen or C₁₋₄alkyl; and m is 0,1, or 2.

In certain embodiments, L² is C(O)heterocyclyl. In other embodiments, L²is heterocyclyl-C(O).

In certain embodiments, L¹ is a bond, C₁₋₄alkyl, O, C(O), cycloalkyl, orheterocyclyl. In other embodiments, L¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl. In yet otherembodiments, L¹ is a bond.

In certain embodiments, R¹ is

where:

R^(2a) is selected from hydrogen and lower alkyl;

R^(2b) is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl and(CHR^(2aa))_(i)NR^(2bb)R^(2cc).

R^(2aa) is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted C₁₋₂alkyl;

R^(2bb) is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl;

R^(2cc) is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl;or

R^(2a) and R^(2b), together with the nitrogen atom to which they areconnected, form a 4 to 6

membered optionally substituted heterocyclyl; or

R^(2bb) and R^(2cc), together with the nitrogen atom to which they areconnected, form a 4 to 6

membered optionally substituted heterocyclyl; and

i is selected from 1, 2 or 3.

In certain embodiments, R¹ is selected from

wherein R^(2b) is as defined above.

In certain embodiments, the compound of Formula I has the structure ofFormula Ia′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl,or optionally substituted heteroaryl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

L² is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), C(O)heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C(O), N(R⁴),S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, or heterocyclyl, wherein any of saidheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl or halogen;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, R¹ is heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl, whereineach is optionally substituted with one or more of optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, amino orcyano.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I has the structure ofFormula Ib′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionallysubstituted C₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, CN, OR^(1a),SR^(1a), NR^(1a)R^(1b), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), or C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b));

L¹ is a bond, or is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O), O,C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m), (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), N(R⁴), S(O)₂N(R⁴),N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I has the structure ofFormula Ic′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl,or optionally substituted heteroaryl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, R¹ is heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl, whereineach is optionally substituted with one or more of optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, amino orcyano.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound having thestructure of Formula Ia, Ib, Ic, or Id:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, thiophenylor thiazolyl;

is phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, thiophenyl orthiazolyl;

m is 1 or 2;

R¹ is tetrahydropyranyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, phenyl,pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, thiophenyl, alkynyl, CN,amide, amino, acyl or acyloxy;

R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, or C₄-C₆cycloalkyl;

R³ is hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl,pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl,tetrahydropyranyl, or alkynyl;

R⁴ is hydrogen or methyl; and

R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₂ alkyl or NH₂.

In certain embodiments, the compound of Formula I has the structure ofFormula Ie:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

R¹ is optionally substituted C₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substitutedheterocyclyl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;

is aryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, CN, halogen or CF₃;

R⁴ in each instance id independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, or C₁₋₄haloalkyl, C₁₋₄aminoalkyl, C₁₋₄hydroxyalkyl orcycloalkyl;

m is 1 or 2;

q is 0, 1 or 2; and

wherein the compound has an ERK1 K_(d) of about 10 nM or lower and anERK2 K_(d) of about 10 nM or lower.

In further embodiments, the compound of Formula (Ie) has an average IC₅₀of about 250 nM or lower for the drug-sensitive cell lines in Table 4.

In further embodiments, the compound of Formula (Ie) has an average IC₅₀for the drug-sensitive cell lines in Table 4 that is at least about4-fold more potent than the average IC₅₀ of the compound for thedrug-resistant cell lines in Table 4.

In yet further embodiments, the compound of Formula (Ie) has a P_(app)A-to-B score of about 0.07 or greater.

In yet further embodiments, the compound of Formula (Ie) has a half-lifeof about 25 minutes or greater.

In yet further embodiments, the compound of Formula (Ie) causes adecrease of about 70% or more in the levels of pRSK in M275 cells afterabout 5 hours of treatment with the compound, as compared to a vehiclecontrol.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I has the structure ofFormula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

R⁷ when present, is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, n is 0.

In some embodiments, when q is 1, 2 or 3, R² is optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃.

In some embodiments, R⁷, when present, is C₁₋₆ alkyl optionallysubstituted with halogen, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, amino or cyano.In some embodiments, the compound of Formula II has the structure ofFormula IIa:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl;

m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

q is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to any compound describedherein, wherein m is 1 or 2. In other embodiments, the invention relatesto any compound described herein, wherein n is 0, 1 or 2.

In other embodiments, the invention relates to any compound describedherein, wherein R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen orC₁₋₄alkyl.

In some embodiments, the invention relates to a compound having thestructure of Formula III:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

X in each occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

is optionally substituted heterocyclyl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R⁷ when present, is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;

p is 0 or 1; and

q is, in each instance, independently 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, n is 0.

In some embodiments, when q is 1, 2 or 3, R² is optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃.

In some embodiments, R⁷, when present, is C₁₋₆ alkyl each of which isoptionally substituted with halogen, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, aminoor cyano.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula III has the structure ofFormula IIIa:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

is optionally substituted heterocyclyl;

R² if present, in each instance is independently optionally substitutedC₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b),C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃;

each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independently hydrogen,optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen or optionallysubstituted C₁₋₄alkyl;

R⁴ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl;

p is 0 or 1; and

q is, in each instance, independently 0, 1, 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, the invention relates to any compound describedherein, wherein

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, or pyridazinyl.

In other embodiments, X is CH.

In still other embodiments,

is bicyclic aryl or bicyclic heteroaryl, or is

is aryl, such as phenyl, or

is heteroaryl, such as pyrrolyl or pyridinyl.

In certain embodiments, q is, in each instance, independently 0 or 1.Sometimes, when q is 1, R² is optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl. In otherembodiments, when q is 1, R₂ is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, suchas cyclopropyl. In other embodiments, when q is 1, R² is unsubstitutedC₁₋₆alkyl or R² is substituted C₁₋₆alkyl or R² is halogen.

In certain embodiments, R^(1a) is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, forexample, optionally substituted cyclopropyl, preferably unsubstitutedcyclopropyl.

In certain embodiments, R^(1b) is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, forexample, optionally substituted cyclopropyl, preferably unsubstitutedcyclopropyl.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, forexample, amino-substituted, halogen-substituted, hydroxy-substituted, orC₁₋₄alkyloxy-substituted C₁₋₄alkyl.

Additional embodiments relate to a compound of

(Formula Id) wherein ring A, ring B, m, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ areset forth in Table 1, in which particular example subgenera and speciescan be at once envisioned.

TABLE 1 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In some aspects, the invention relates to a compound of Formula I (moreparticularly, of Formula Ia) having a structure selected from:

and or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound selectedfrom:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a compound selectedfrom:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In particular aspects, the invention relates to a compound selectedfrom:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In further aspects, the invention relates to a compound selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In yet other aspects, the invention relates to a compound selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In still other aspects, the invention relates to a compound selectedfrom:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In yet other aspects, the invention relates to a compound selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising any of the compounds described herein and apharmaceutically acceptable diluent or excipient.

Exemplary Methods of Treatment

The compounds described herein are inhibitors of ERK and therefore maybe useful for treating diseases wherein the underlying pathology is (atleast in part) mediated by ERK. Such diseases include cancer and otherdiseases in which there is a disorder of cell proliferation, apoptosis,or differentiation.

In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a method of treatingcancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to thesubject any of the compounds described herein, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof. For example, the cancer may be selected fromcarcinoma (e.g., a carcinoma of the endometrium, bladder, breast, colon(e.g., colorectal carcinomas such as colon adenocarcinoma and colonadenoma)), sarcoma (e.g., a sarcoma such as Kaposi's, osteosarcoma,tumor of mesenchymal origin, for example fibrosarcoma orhabdomyosarcoma), kidney, epidermis, liver, lung (e.g., adenocarcinoma,small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung carcinomas), oesophagus,gall bladder, ovary, pancreas (e.g., exocrine pancreatic carcinoma),stomach, cervix, thyroid, nose, head and neck, prostate, and skin (e.g.,squamous cell carcinoma), human breast cancers (e.g., primary breasttumors, node-negative breast cancer, invasive duct adenocarcinomas ofthe breast, non-endometrioid breast cancers), familial melanoma, andmelanoma. Other examples of cancers that may be treated with a compoundof the present invention include hematopoietic tumors of lymphoidlineage (e.g. leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, mantle celllymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B-cell lymphoma (such asdiffuse large B cell lymphoma), T-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma,Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, andBurkett's lymphoma; hematopoietic tumors of myeloid lineage, for exampleacute and chronic myelogenous leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, andpromyelocytic leukemia. Other cancers include a tumor of the central orperipheral nervous system, for example astrocytoma, neuroblastoma,glioma or schwannoma; seminoma; teratocarcinoma; xeroderma pigmentosum;retinoblastoma; keratoctanthoma; and thyroid follicular cancer.

In particular embodiments, the treated cancer is selected from melanoma,pancreatic cancer, thryroid cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer,breast cancer, ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, liver cancer,head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, and acute myelogenous leukemia.

In some aspects, the subject is a mammal, for example, a human.

Further disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting ERK1 or ERK2, orboth, in a cell comprising contacting said cell with any of thecompounds described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, such that ERK1 or ERK2 or both enzymes are inhibited in saidcell. For example, the cell is a cancer cell. In preferred embodiments,proliferation of the cell is inhibited or cell death is induced.

Further disclosed herein is a method of treating a disease treatable byinhibition of ERK in a patient, comprising administering to the patientin recognized need of such treatment, an effective amount any of thecompounds described herein and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. Diseases treatable by inhibition of ERK include, for example,cancers and inflammatory diseases, and skin diseases. Further exemplarydiseases include colon cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, lymphoma,melanoma, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, head and neckcancer, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and eczema.

The methods of treatment of the invention comprise administering acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, to a subject in need thereof. Individual embodiments of theinvention include methods of treating any one of the above mentioneddisorders or diseases by administering an effective amount of a compoundof the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to asubject in need thereof.

The pharmaceutical composition or combination of the present inventioncan be in unit dosage of about 1-1000 mg of active ingredient(s) for asubject of about 50-70 kg, or about 1-500 mg or about 1-250 mg or about1-150 mg or about 0.5-100 mg, or about 1-50 mg of active ingredients.The therapeutically effective dosage of a compound, the pharmaceuticalcomposition, or the combinations thereof, is dependent on the species ofthe subject, the body weight, age and individual condition, the disorderor disease or the severity thereof being treated. A physician, clinicianor veterinarian of ordinary skill can readily determine the effectiveamount of each of the active ingredients necessary to prevent, treat orinhibit the progress of the disorder or disease. The above-cited dosageproperties are demonstrable in vitro and in vivo tests usingadvantageously mammals, e.g., mice, rats, dogs, monkeys or isolatedorgans, tissues and preparations thereof. The compounds of the presentinvention can be applied in vitro in the form of solutions, e.g.,aqueous solutions, and in vivo either enterally, parenterally,advantageously intravenously, e.g., as a suspension or in aqueoussolution. The dosage in vitro may range between about 10^(˜−9) molar and10⁻³ molar concentrations. A therapeutically effective amount in vivomay range depending on the route of administration, between about0.1-500 mg/kg, between about 1-100 mg/kg, or between about 100-300mg/kg.

Certain embodiments of the present invention include a method ofmodulating ERK activity in a subject comprising administering to thesubject a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof. Additional embodiments of the present invention provide amethod for the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by ERK in asubject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject thecompound of formula (I), (II), or (III), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof. Other embodiments of the present inventionprovide a method of treating a disorder or a disease mediated by ERK, ina subject in need of treatment thereof comprising administering acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, wherein the disorder or the disease is selected from carcinomaswith genetic aberrations that activate the ERK activity. These include,but are not limited to, cancers.

The present invention also provides the use of a compound of theinvention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for thetreatment of a disorder or disease mediated by ERK1 or ERK2.

In some embodiments, a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, is used for the treatment of a disorder or adisease mediated by ERK.

Yet other embodiments of the present invention provide a compoundaccording to Formula (I), (II), or (III), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, for use as a medicament.

Still other embodiments of the present invention encompass the use of acompound of Formula (I), (II), or (III), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for thetreatment of a disorder or disease mediated by ERK.

Exemplary Combinations

The compounds of the present invention may be conjointly administeredeither simultaneously with, or before or after, one or more othertherapeutic agents. The compounds of the present invention may beadministered separately, by the same or different route ofadministration, or together in the same pharmaceutical composition asthe other agents.

In some embodiments, the invention provides a product comprising acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and at least one other therapeutic agent as a combinedpreparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in therapy. Insome such embodiments, the therapy is the treatment of a disease orcondition mediated by ERK inhibition. Products provided as a combinedpreparation include a composition comprising the compound of the presentinvention and the other therapeutic agent(s) together in the samepharmaceutical composition, or the compound of the present invention andthe other therapeutic agent(s) in separate form, e.g., in the form of akit. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising a compound of the invention, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and another therapeuticagent(s). Optionally, the pharmaceutical composition may comprise apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, as described above.

In some embodiments, the invention provides a kit comprising two or moreseparate pharmaceutical compositions, at least one of which contains acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In some such embodiments, the kit comprises means forseparately retaining said compositions, such as a container, dividedbottle, or divided foil packet. An example of such a kit is a blisterpack, as typically used for the packaging of tablets, capsules and thelike.

The kit of the invention may be used for administering different dosageforms, for example, oral and parenteral, for administering the separatecompositions at different dosage intervals, or for titrating theseparate compositions against one another. To assist compliance, the kitof the invention typically comprises directions for administration. Inthe combination therapies of the invention, the compound of theinvention and the other therapeutic agent may be manufactured and/orformulated by the same or different manufacturers. Moreover, thecompound of the invention and the other therapeutic may be broughttogether into a combination therapy: (i) prior to release of thecombination product to physicians (e.g., in the case of a kit comprisingthe compound of the invention and the other therapeutic agent); (ii) bythe physician themselves (or under the guidance of the physician)shortly before administration; (iii) in the patient themselves, e.g.,during sequential administration of the compound of the invention andthe other therapeutic agent. Accordingly, the invention provides the useof a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, for treating a disease or condition mediated by inhibition ofERK, wherein the medicament is prepared for administration with anothertherapeutic agent. The invention also provides the use of anothertherapeutic agent for treating a disease or condition mediated byinhibition of ERK, wherein the medicament is administered with acompound of the present invention. The invention also provides acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, for use in a method of treating a disease or condition mediatedby ERK inhibition, wherein the compound of the invention, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is prepared for administrationwith another therapeutic agent. The invention also provides anothertherapeutic agent for use in a method of treating a disease or conditionmediated by ERK inhibition, wherein the other therapeutic agent isprepared for administration with a compound of the invention, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, for use in a method of treating a disease or condition mediatedby ERK inhibition, wherein the compound of the invention, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered with anothertherapeutic agent. The invention also provides another therapeutic agentfor use in a method of treating a disease or condition mediated by ERKinhibition, wherein the other therapeutic agent is administered with acompound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. The invention also provides the use of a compound of theinvention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treating adisease or condition mediated by ERK, wherein the patient has previously(e.g. within 24 hours) been treated with another therapeutic agent. Theinvention also provides the use of another therapeutic agent fortreating a disease or condition mediated by ERK, wherein the patient haspreviously (e.g., within 24 hours) been treated with a compound of theinvention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In some embodiments, the other therapeutic agent is selected from ananti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, chemotherapeutic agent,radiotherapeutic agent, immunosuppressant, anti-cancer, cytotoxic agentor kinase inhibitor other than a compound of the present invention, orsalt thereof. Further examples of agents that may be administered incombination with the compounds of the invention include, but are notlimited to, a PTK inhibitor, cyclosporin A, CTLA4-lg, antibodiesselected from anti-iCAM-3, anti-TL-2 receptor, anti-CD45RB, anti-CD2,anti-CD3, anti-CD4, anti-CD80, anti-CD86, and monoclonal antibody OKT3,agents blocking the interaction between CD40 and gp39, fusion proteinsconstructed from CD40 and gp39, inhibitors of NF-kappa B function,non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, gold compounds,antiproliferative agents, FK506, mycophenolate mofetil, cytotoxic drugs,TNF-a inhibitors, anti-TNF antibodies or soluble TNF receptor,rapamycin, mTOR inhibitors, leflunimide, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors,paclitaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, doxorubicin, carminomycin,daunorubicin, aminopterin, methotrexate, methopterin, mitomycin C,ecteinascidin 743, porfiromycin, 5-fluorouracii, 6-mercaptopurine,gemcitabine, cytosine arabinoside, podophyllotoxin, etoposide, etoposidephosphate, teniposide, melphalan, vinblastine, vincristine, leurosidine,epothilone, vindesine, leurosine, B-Raf inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, PI3Kinhibitor, HSP90 inhibitor, CDK1 inhibitor, CDK2 inhibitor, CDK4inhibitor, CDK5 inhibitor, CDK6 inhibitor, CDK7 inhibitor, CDK8inhibitor, CDK9 inhibitor, EGFR inhibitor, FGFR inhibitor, PDGFRinhibitor, Her2 neu inhibitor, FLT3 inhibitor, Antagonists of androgen,glucocorticoid and prosterone receptors, S O inhibitor, WNT inhibitor,Bel inhibitor, IAP inhibitor, cl inhibitor, MD 2 inhibitor, p52inhibitor, proteosome inhibitors (Velcade), or derivatives thereof.

In some embodiments, a compound of the present invention may also beused in combination with other agents, e.g., an additional proteinkinase inhibitor that is or is not a compound of the invention, fortreatment of a protein kinase-associated disorder in a subject. By theterm “combination” is meant either a fixed combination in one dosageunit form, or a kit of parts for the combined administration where acompound of the present invention and a combination partner may beadministered independently at the same time or separately within timeintervals that especially allow that the combination partners show acooperative, e.g., synergistic, effect, or any combination thereof.

The compounds of the invention may be administered, simultaneously orsequentially, with an anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative,chemotherapeutic agent, immunosuppressant, anti-cancer, cytotoxic agentor kinase inhibitor other than a compound of the Formula I orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further examples of agentsthat may be administered in combination with the compounds of theinvention include, but are not limited to, a CDK inhibitor, a PTKinhibitor, cyclosporin A, CTLA4-lg, antibodies selected fromanti-ICAM-3, anti-IL-2 receptor, anti-CD45RB, anti-CD2, anti-CD3,anti-CD4, anti-CD80, anti-CD86, and monoclonal antibody OKT3, agentsblocking the interaction between CD40 and gp39, fusion proteinsconstructed from CD40 and gp39, inhibitors of NF-kappa B function,non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, gold compounds,antiproliferative agents, FK506, mycophenolate mofetil, cytotoxic drugs,TNF-ct inhibitors, anti-TNF antibodies or soluble TNF receptor,rapamycin, leflunimide, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, paclitaxel,cisplatin, carboplatin, doxorubicin, carminomycin, daunorubicin,aminopterin, methotrexate, methopterin, mitomycin C, ecteinascidin 743,porfiromycin, 5-fluorouracil, 6-mercaptopurine, gemcitabine, cytosinearabinoside, podophyllotoxin, etoposide, etoposide phosphate,teniposide, melphalan, vinblastine, vincristine, leurosidine,epothilone, vindesine, leurosine, or derivatives thereof.

A compound of the invention and any additional agent may be formulatedin separate dosage forms. Alternatively, to decrease the number ofdosage forms administered to a patient, the compound of the inventionand any additional agent may be formulated together in any combination.For example, the compound of the invention inhibitor may be formulatedin one dosage form and the additional agent may be formulated togetherin another dosage form. Any separate dosage forms may be administered atthe same time or different times.

Alternatively, a composition of this invention may comprise anadditional agent as described herein. Each component may be present inindividual compositions, combination compositions, or in a singlecomposition.

Pharmaceutical Compositions and Administration Thereof

The compositions and methods disclosed herein may be utilized to treatan individual in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the individual isa mammal such as a human, or a non-human mammal. When administered to ananimal, such as a human, the composition or the compound is preferablyadministered as a pharmaceutical composition comprising, for example, adisclosed compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are well known in the art andinclude, for example, aqueous solutions such as water or physiologicallybuffered saline or other solvents or vehicles such as glycols, glycerol,oils such as olive oil, or injectable organic esters. In preferredembodiments, when such pharmaceutical compositions are for humanadministration, particularly for invasive routes of administration(i.e., routes, such as injection or implantation, that circumventtransport or diffusion through an epithelial barrier), the aqueoussolution is pyrogen-free, or substantially pyrogen-free. The excipientscan be chosen, for example, to effect delayed release of an agent or toselectively target one or more cells, tissues or organs. Thepharmaceutical composition can be in dosage unit form such as tablet,capsule (including sprinkle capsule and gelatin capsule), granule,lyophile for reconstitution, powder, solution, syrup, suppository,injection, or the like. The composition can also be present in atransdermal delivery system, e.g., a skin patch. The composition canalso be present in a solution suitable for topical administration, suchas an ointment or cream.

A pharmaceutically acceptable carrier can contain physiologicallyacceptable agents that act, for example, to stabilize, increasesolubility or to increase the absorption of a compound such as acompound of the invention. Such physiologically acceptable agentsinclude, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose ordextrans, antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid or glutathione, chelatingagents, low molecular weight proteins or other stabilizers orexcipients. The choice of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,including a physiologically acceptable agent, depends, for example, onthe route of administration of the composition. The preparation ofpharmaceutical composition can be a self-emulsifying drug deliverysystem or a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system. Thepharmaceutical composition (preparation) also can be a liposome or otherpolymer matrix, which can have incorporated therein, for example, acompound of the invention. Liposomes, for example, which comprisephospholipids or other lipids, are nontoxic, physiologically acceptableand metabolizable carriers that are relatively simple to make andadminister.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is employed herein to refer tothose compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are,within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contactwith the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity,irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication,commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” as used herein means apharmaceutically acceptable material, composition or vehicle, such as aliquid or solid filler, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulatingmaterial. Each carrier must be “acceptable” in the sense of beingcompatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and notinjurious to the patient. Some examples of materials which can serve aspharmaceutically acceptable carriers include: (1) sugars, such aslactose, glucose and sucrose; (2) starches, such as corn starch andpotato starch; (3) cellulose, and its derivatives, such as sodiumcarboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; (4)powdered tragacanth; (5) malt; (6) gelatin; (7) talc; (8) excipients,such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; (9) oils, such as peanutoil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn oil andsoybean oil; (10) glycols, such as propylene glycol; (11) polyols, suchas glycerin, sorbitol, mannitol and polyethylene glycol; (12) esters,such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; (13) agar; (14) bufferingagents, such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; (15) alginicacid; (16) pyrogen-free water; (17) isotonic saline; (18) Ringer'ssolution; (19) ethyl alcohol; (20) phosphate buffer solutions; and (21)other non-toxic compatible substances employed in pharmaceuticalformulations.

A pharmaceutical composition (preparation) can be administered to asubject by any of a number of routes of administration including, forexample, orally (for example, drenches as in aqueous or non-aqueoussolutions or suspensions, tablets, capsules (including sprinkle capsulesand gelatin capsules), boluses, powders, granules, pastes forapplication to the tongue); absorption through the oral mucosa (e.g.,sublingually); anally, rectally or vaginally (for example, as a pessary,cream or foam); parenterally (including intramuscularly, intravenously,subcutaneously or intrathecally as, for example, a sterile solution orsuspension); nasally; intraperitoneally; subcutaneously; transdermally(for example as a patch applied to the skin); and topically (forexample, as a cream, ointment or spray applied to the skin, or as an eyedrop). The compound may also be formulated for inhalation. In certainembodiments, a compound may be simply dissolved or suspended in sterilewater. Details of appropriate routes of administration and compositionssuitable for same can be found in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.6,110,973, 5,763,493, 5,731,000, 5,541,231, 5,427,798, 5,358,970 and4,172,896, as well as in patents cited therein.

The formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form andmay be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy. Theamount of active ingredient which can be combined with a carriermaterial to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon thehost being treated, the particular mode of administration. The amount ofactive ingredient that can be combined with a carrier material toproduce a single dosage form will generally be that amount of thecompound which produces a therapeutic effect. Generally, out of onehundred percent, this amount will range from about 1 percent to aboutninety-nine percent of active ingredient, preferably from about 5percent to about 70 percent, most preferably from about 10 percent toabout 30 percent.

Methods of preparing these formulations or compositions include the stepof bringing into association an active compound, such as a compound ofthe invention, with the carrier and, optionally, one or more accessoryingredients. In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly andintimately bringing into association a compound of the present inventionwith liquid carriers, or finely divided solid carriers, or both, andthen, if necessary, shaping the product.

Formulations of the invention suitable for oral administration may be inthe form of capsules (including sprinkle capsules and gelatin capsules),cachets, pills, tablets, lozenges (using a flavored basis, usuallysucrose and acacia or tragacanth), lyophile, powders, granules, or as asolution or a suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid, or as anoil-in-water or water-in-oil liquid emulsion, or as an elixir or syrup,or as pastilles (using an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, orsucrose and acacia) and/or as mouth washes and the like, each containinga predetermined amount of a compound of the present invention as anactive ingredient. Compositions or compounds may also be administered asa bolus, electuary, or paste.

To prepare solid dosage forms for oral administration (capsules(including sprinkle capsules and gelatin capsules), tablets, pills,dragees, powders, granules and the like), the active ingredient is mixedwith one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such as sodiumcitrate or dicalcium phosphate, and/or any of the following: (1) fillersor extenders, such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol,and/or silicic acid; (2) binders, such as, for example,carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone,sucrose and/or acacia; (3) humectants, such as glycerol; (4)disintegrating agents, such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato ortapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate;(5) solution retarding agents, such as paraffin; (6) absorptionaccelerators, such as quaternary ammonium compounds; (7) wetting agents,such as, for example, cetyl alcohol and glycerol monostearate; (8)absorbents, such as kaolin and bentonite clay; (9) lubricants, such atalc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols,sodium lauryl sulfate, and mixtures thereof; (10) complexing agents,such as, modified and unmodified cyclodextrins; and (11) coloringagents. In the case of capsules (including sprinkle capsules and gelatincapsules), tablets and pills, the pharmaceutical compositions may alsocomprise buffering agents. Solid compositions of a similar type may alsobe employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules usingsuch excipients as lactose or milk sugars, as well as high molecularweight polyethylene glycols and the like.

A tablet may be made by compression or molding, optionally with one ormore accessory ingredients. Compressed tablets may be prepared usingbinder (for example, gelatin or hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose),lubricant, inert diluent, preservative, disintegrant (for example,sodium starch glycolate or cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose),surface-active or dispersing agent. Molded tablets may be made bymolding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compoundmoistened with an inert liquid diluent.

The tablets, and other solid dosage forms of the pharmaceuticalcompositions, such as dragees, capsules (including sprinkle capsules andgelatin capsules), pills and granules, may optionally be scored orprepared with coatings and shells, such as enteric coatings and othercoatings well known in the pharmaceutical-formulating art. They may alsobe formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the activeingredient therein using, for example, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose invarying proportions to provide the desired release profile, otherpolymer matrices, liposomes and/or microspheres. They may be sterilizedby, for example, filtration through a bacteria-retaining filter, or byincorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solidcompositions that can be dissolved in sterile water, or some othersterile injectable medium immediately before use. These compositions mayalso optionally contain opacifying agents and may be of a compositionthat they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in acertain portion of the gastrointestinal tract, optionally, in a delayedmanner. Examples of embedding compositions that can be used includepolymeric substances and waxes. The active ingredient can also be inmicro-encapsulated form, if appropriate, with one or more of theabove-described excipients.

Liquid dosage forms useful for oral administration includepharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, lyophiles for reconstitution,microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, and elixirs. In additionto the active ingredient, the liquid dosage forms may contain inertdiluents commonly used in the art, such as, for example, water or othersolvents, cyclodextrins and derivatives thereof, solubilizing agents andemulsifiers, such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate,ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol,1,3-butylene glycol, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn,germ, olive, castor and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofuryl alcohol,polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixturesthereof.

Besides inert diluents, the oral compositions can also include adjuvantssuch as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, sweetening,flavoring, coloring, perfuming and preservative agents.

Suspensions, in addition to the active compounds, may contain suspendingagents as, for example, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylenesorbitol and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, aluminummetahydroxide, bentonite, agar-agar and tragacanth, and mixturesthereof.

Formulations of the pharmaceutical compositions for rectal, vaginal, orurethral administration may be presented as a suppository, which may beprepared by mixing one or more active compounds with one or moresuitable nonirritating excipients or carriers comprising, for example,cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol, a suppository wax or a salicylate,and which is solid at room temperature, but liquid at body temperatureand, therefore, will melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and releasethe active compound.

Formulations of the pharmaceutical compositions for administration tothe mouth may be presented as a mouthwash, or an oral spray, or an oralointment.

Alternatively or additionally, compositions can be formulated fordelivery via a catheter, stent, wire, or other intraluminal device.Delivery via such devices may be especially useful for delivery to thebladder, urethra, ureter, rectum, or intestine.

Formulations which are suitable for vaginal administration also includepessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulationscontaining such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.

Dosage forms for the topical or transdermal administration includepowders, sprays, ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, solutions,patches and inhalants. The active compound may be mixed under sterileconditions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and with anypreservatives, buffers, or propellants that may be required.

The ointments, pastes, creams and gels may contain, in addition to anactive compound, excipients, such as animal and vegetable fats, oils,waxes, paraffins, starch, tragacanth, cellulose derivatives,polyethylene glycols, silicones, bentonites, silicic acid, talc and zincoxide, or mixtures thereof.

Powders and sprays can contain, in addition to an active compound,excipients such as lactose, talc, silicic acid, aluminum hydroxide,calcium silicates and polyamide powder, or mixtures of these substances.Sprays can additionally contain customary propellants, such aschlorofluorohydrocarbons and volatile unsubstituted hydrocarbons, suchas butane and propane.

Transdermal patches have the added advantage of providing controlleddelivery of a compound of the present invention to the body. Such dosageforms can be made by dissolving or dispersing the active compound in theproper medium. Absorption enhancers can also be used to increase theflux of the compound across the skin. The rate of such flux can becontrolled by either providing a rate controlling membrane or dispersingthe compound in a polymer matrix or gel.

Ophthalmic formulations, eye ointments, powders, solutions and the like,are also contemplated as being within the scope of this invention.Exemplary ophthalmic formulations are described in U.S. Publication Nos.2005/0080056, 2005/0059744, 2005/0031697, and 2005/004074; and U.S. Pat.No. 6,583,124, the contents of which are incorporated herein byreference. If desired, liquid ophthalmic formulations have propertiessimilar to that of lacrimal fluids, aqueous humor or vitreous humor orare compatible with such fluids.

The phrases “parenteral administration” and “administered parenterally”as used herein means modes of administration other than enteral andtopical administration, usually by injection, and includes, withoutlimitation, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarterial, intrathecal,intracapsular, intraorbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intraperitoneal,transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular, intraarticular, subcapsular,subarachnoid, intraspinal and intrasternal injection and infusion.

Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for parenteral administrationcomprise one or more active compounds in combination with one or morepharmaceutically acceptable sterile isotonic aqueous or nonaqueoussolutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, or sterile powderswhich may be reconstituted into sterile injectable solutions ordispersions just prior to use, which may contain antioxidants, buffers,bacteriostats, solutes which render the formulation isotonic with theblood of the intended recipient or suspending or thickening agents.

Examples of suitable aqueous and nonaqueous carriers that may beemployed in the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention includewater, ethanol, polyols (such as glycerol, propylene glycol,polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof,vegetable oils, such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters, suchas ethyl oleate. Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by theuse of coating materials, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of therequired particle size in the case of dispersions, and by the use ofsurfactants.

These compositions may also contain adjuvants such as preservatives,wetting agents, emulsifying agents and dispersing agents. Prevention ofthe action of microorganisms may be ensured by the inclusion of variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, paraben,chlorobutanol, phenol sorbic acid, and the like. It may also bedesirable to include isotonic agents, such as sugars, sodium chloride,and the like into the compositions. In addition, prolonged absorption ofthe injectable pharmaceutical form may be brought about by the inclusionof agents that delay absorption such as aluminum monostearate andgelatin.

In some cases, in order to prolong the effect of a drug, it is desirableto slow the absorption of the drug from subcutaneous or intramuscularinjection. This may be accomplished by the use of a liquid suspension ofcrystalline or amorphous material having poor water solubility. The rateof absorption of the drug then depends upon its rate of dissolution,which, in turn, may depend upon crystal size and crystalline form.Alternatively, delayed absorption of a parenterally administered drugform is accomplished by dissolving or suspending the drug in an oilvehicle.

Injectable depot forms are made by forming microencapsulated matrices ofthe subject compounds in biodegradable polymers such aspolylactide-polyglycolide. Depending on the ratio of drug to polymer,and the nature of the particular polymer employed, the rate of drugrelease can be controlled. Examples of other biodegradable polymersinclude poly(orthoesters) and poly(anhydrides). Depot injectableformulations are also prepared by entrapping the drug in liposomes ormicroemulsions that are compatible with body tissue.

For use in the methods of this invention, active compounds can be givenper se or as a pharmaceutical composition containing, for example, 0.1%to about 99.5% (more preferably, about 0.5% to about 90.0%) of activeingredient in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

All publications and patents mentioned herein are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety as if each individual publication or patentwas specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated byreference. In case of conflict, the present application, including anydefinitions herein, will control.

EQUIVALENTS

While specific embodiments of the subject invention have been discussed,the above specification is illustrative and not restrictive. Manyvariations of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in theart upon review of this specification and the claims below. The fullscope of the invention should be determined by reference to the claims,along with their full scope of equivalents, and the specification, alongwith such variations.

EXEMPLIFICATION Synthetic Protocols

TABLE 2 Compound No Structure  6

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Example 1: Synthesis of Compounds 6 Through 10, 13, 15, 17 Through 29,44 Through 47, and 51 Through 57 General Route for Example 1

Preparation of Compound 2

To a mixture of compound 1 (150 g, 761.30 mmol), morpholine (79.6 g,913.6 mmol, 80.4 mL), RuPhos (3.55 g, 7.61 mmol), RuPhosPd G₂ (5.91 g,7.61 mmol) in dry THF (1.20 L) was added LiHMDS (1 M, 1.80 L) at 25° C.under argon. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was quenched by addition NH₄Cl (3.00 L) at 25° C., andextracted with ethyl acetate (400 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (1.00 L), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue wastriturated with ethyl acetate (100 mL) at 40° C. for 60 min to givecompound 2 (131.67 g, 647.86 mmol, 85.1% yield) as a light yellow solid.LCMS m/z=204.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 3

Under an inert nitrogen atmosphere, a solution of [Ir(cod)OMe]₂ (2.97 g,4.48 mmol) and Me₄Phen (2.12 g, 8.95 mmol) in dry THE (600 mL) wastreated with BisPin (170.6 g, 671.6 mmol) in dry THF (200 mL). Thereaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 30 min. Then to the reactionmixture was added a solution of compound 2 (91.0 g, 447.75 mmol) in dryTHE (300 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give brownoil. The brown oil was dissolved in 6.00 L of MTBE and filtered through100 g of silica gel. The plug was washed with 400 mL of MTBE (×3) andthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brownoil. The brown oil was triturated with methanol (80.0 mL) at 40° C. for60 min to give compound 3 (79.3 g, 236.88 mmol, 52.91% yield) as a whitesolid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO) δ 11.7-11.9 (m, 1H), 8.08 (d, 1H, J=2.7Hz), 7.70 (d, 1H, J=2.6 Hz), 7.6-7.6 (m, 1H), 3.8-3.8 (m, 4H), 3.0-3.1(m, 4H), 1.2-1.3 (m, 12H) ppm. LCMS m/z=415.2 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure A and Preparation of Compound 5

To a solution of 5-bromopyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid (compound 4, 15.0g, 73.89 mmol, 1.00 eq) in DCM (50.0 mL) was added oxalyl chloride (12.2g, 96.1 mmol, 8.41 mL, 1.30 eq) and DMF (54.0 mg, 738.9 μmol, 56.8 μL,0.01 eq) at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 hours.The mixture was then concentrated under vacuum to give the residue thatwas added to a mixture of (R)-1-phenylethan-1-amine (9.85 g, 81.3 mmol,10.5 mL, 1.10 eq) and TEA (16.5 g, 162.6 mmol, 22.6 mL, 2.20 eq) in DCM(100.0 mL). The mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 3 hours. The resultingmixture was concentrated under vacuum, and water added (100.0 mL) to theresidue which was then extracted with ethyl acetate (100.0 mL, 3 times).The combined organic layers were dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give crude compound 5 (14.0 g) asa white solid that was used directly in subsequent steps withoutpurification. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.91 (s, 2H), 8.12 (br d, J=7.2Hz, 1H), 7.47-7.33 (m, 4H), 7.33-7.27 (m, 1H), 5.48-5.35 (m, 1H), 1.65(d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=308.0 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure B and Preparation of Compound 6

(R)-5-bromo-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (compound 5) (0.08g, 0.26 mmol),4-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 3) (0.103 g, 0.31 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (0.02 g, 0.03 mmol)were combined in a vial which was then evacuated and backfilled withnitrogen. Dioxane (2 mL) and 2M aqueous Na₂CO₃ (0.4 mL) were added andthe resulting suspension was heated to 100° C. for 12 h. The mixture wascooled to ambient temperature, diluted with DCM (5 mL), 0.2 g ofQuadrapure-TU® was added and stirring continued for 2 h. The mixture wasthen filtered, concentrated onto silica and purified via silica gelchromatography eluting with a gradient of 0-20% MeOH in DCM.(R)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 6) was isolated as a yellow solid (0.021 g, 0.15 mmol, 19%yield). ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.17 (d, J=2.6Hz, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.91 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.40 (m, 2H),7.40-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.19 (m, 1H), 5.30 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.81(m, 5H), 3.24-3.16 (m, 4H), 1.63 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=429.2[M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 7

Compound 7 was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A.N-benzyl-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 7), was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.26 (s, 2H), 8.18 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.92(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.43 (m, 3H), 7.42-7.25 (m, 2H), 4.67 (s, 2H),3.94-3.80 (m, 4H), 3.23-3.13 (m, 4H) ppm. LCMS m/z=415.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 8

Compound 8 was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A.N-benzyl-N-methyl-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(Compound 8) was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Chloroform-d) δ 11.44 (d, J=12.1 Hz, 1H), 9.08 (d, J=10.5 Hz, 2H), 8.27(dd, J=3.7, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.63 (m, 2H), 7.48-7.22 (m, 4H), 4.83 (s,1H), 4.57 (s, 1H), 3.92 (ddd, J=6.4, 2.9, 1.3 Hz, 4H), 3.18 (ddt, J=4.7,3.1, 1.5 Hz, 4H), 3.06 (s, 1H), 2.96 (s, 1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=429.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 9

Compound 9 was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A.6-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-phenethylnicotinamide(compound 9) was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d4) δ 8.96 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.41 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.18-7.96(m, 3H), 7.84 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.64-7.38 (m, 4H), 7.20 (td, J=5.8, 2.4Hz, 1H), 4.69 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (q, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (dd,J=5.8, 3.6 Hz, 5H), 3.63 (dd, J=8.2, 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.23-3.14 (m, 5H),2.94 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=428.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 10

Compound 10 was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A.5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 10) was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.27 (s, 2H), 8.18 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.97(s, 2H), 7.92 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.42 (m, 2H),4.71-4.67 (m, 1H), 4.32-4.24 (m, 4H), 3.88 (s, 1H), 3.23-3.17 (m, 4H)ppm. LCMS m/z=483.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 11

Compound 11 was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A.5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-phenethylpyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 11), was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (500 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 12.13 (broad s, 1H), 9.30 (s, 2H), 8.87 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H),8.22 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.92-7.78 (m, 1H),7.34-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.23-7.19 (m, 1H), 3.83-3.74 (m, 4H), 3.57 (ddd,J=8.3, 7.3, 6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.22-3.14 (m, 4H), 2.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H) ppm.LCMS m/z=429.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 12

6-Bromopyridazine-3-carboxylic acid (0.15 g, 0.74 mmol) was taken up in4 mL of DCM, and the suspension was cooled to 0° C. Ghosez reagent (0.11mL, 0.81 mmol) was added dropwise and stirring was continued for 15 min,before slowly warming to ambient temperature. The mixture was thenadsorbed directly onto silica gel and subsequently purified via silicagel chromatography eluting with a 0-100% gradient of ethyl acetate inhexanes. 6-bromo-N-phenethylpyridazine-3-carboxamide (compound 12) (0.14g, 0.468 mmol) was isolated as yellow oil and used directly. LCMSm/z=306.0 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 13

Compound 13 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andcompound 12.6-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-phenethylpyridazine-3-carboxamide(compound 13) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 9.33 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (d, J=2.8 Hz,1H), 8.31 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (d, J=9.0 Hz,1H), 7.32-7.22 (m, 4H), 7.19 (td, J=6.2, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (dd, J=5.9,3.4 Hz, 4H), 3.58 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.11 (dd, J=6.0, 3.6 Hz, 4H), 2.90(t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=429.2 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure C and Preparation of Compound 14

5-bromopyrimidine-2-carbonitrile (2.2 g, 12 mmol) was dissolved in 25 mLMeOH, and NaOMe added in a single portion (0.064 g, 1.2 mmol). Themixture was stirred for 48 h and then concentrated to give a cruderesidue, which was then diluted with 30 mL DCM. To this solution wasadded (S)-1-phenylethane-1,2-diamine (1 g, 7.35 mmol) and mixture wasthen heated to 50° C. for 8 h. The solution was then concentrated ontosilica gel and purified via silica gel chromatography using a 20-80%gradient of ethyl acetate in hexanes to give compound 14 as a brownsolid (2.1 g, 6.47 mmol, 88% yield). LCMS m/z=304.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 14a

Compound 14 (2.1 g, 6.47 mmol) was taken up in 30 mL of acetone. K₂CO₃(2.67 g, 19.5 mmol) was added in a single portion, followed by EtI (2 g,12.9 mmol) drop wise and the mixture was heated to 40° C. for 12 hours.The mixture was cooled, diluted with brine, and extracted with ethylacetate to give crude compound 14a, which was used directly insubsequent syntheses. LCMS m/z=331.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 15

Compound 15 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe compound 13.(S)-4-(3-(2-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 15) was obtained as a yellow-orange solid ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H), 8.17 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.88(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 7.44-7.27 (m, 3H), 4.33 (t,J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.86 (m, 4H), 3.86-3.66 (m, 2H), 3.27-3.15 (m, 2H),2.65 (s, 1H), 1.28 (s, 1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=425.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 16

Compound 5 (0.23 g, 0.75 mmol) was taken up in 2 mL DMF and MeI (0.073mL, 1.17 mmol) added. This mixture was cooled to 0° C. and NaH (0.04 g,60% dispersion in mineral oil, 0.9 mmol) was then added portion-wiseover 5 min. The mixture was then allowed to slowly warm to ambienttemperature and stirred for 12 h. The mixture was then diluted withethyl acetate, washed with brine (×4), dried over MgSO₄ and concentratedonto silica. This crude residue was then purified using silica gelchromatography eluting with 20-80% ethyl acetate in hexanes.(S)-5-bromo-N-methyl-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (compound16) was isolated as a yellow oil (0.15 g, 0.047 mmol, 63% yield) andused immediately.

Preparation of Compound 17

Compound 17 was prepared via general procedure B with compound 3 andcompound 16.(S)-4-(3-(2-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 17) was obtained as a yellow-orange solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.21 (s, 1H), 9.18 (s, 1H), 8.14 (t, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.92(s, 1H), 7.89-7.84 (m, 1H), 7.48-7.40 (m, 3H), 7.39-7.27 (m, 3H),3.91-3.82 (m, 5H), 3.17 (td, J=4.6, 1.5 Hz, 4H), 2.72 (d, J=35.9 Hz,3H), 1.66 (dd, J=7.0, 2.7 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=443.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 18

Compound 18 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(R)-(5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)(2-phenylpyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone(compound 18) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d4) δ 9.24 (s, 1H), 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.20-8.12 (m, 1H), 7.98 (s,1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.73 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.39-7.32 (m, 1H), 7.13-6.96(m, 3H), 5.48-5.31 (m, 1H), 4.04-3.94 (m, 1H), 3.92-3.85 (m, 4H),3.23-3.15 (m, 4H), 2.49 (dt, J=12.3, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 2.01 (s, 5H) ppm. LCMSm/z=454.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 19

Compound 19 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(S)-(5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)(2-phenylpyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone(compound 19) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 1H), 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H),7.92-7.83 (m, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.69 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=4.5Hz, 1H), 7.14-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.40 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 4.74-4.22 (m, OH),4.12-3.91 (m, 2H), 3.87 (dq, J=4.9, 2.2 Hz, 4H), 3.21-3.02 (m, 4H), 2.45(td, J=13.2, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 2.17-1.78 (m, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=454.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 20

Compound 20 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(R)—N-(1-(3-chlorophenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 20) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d4) δ 9.19 (d, J=19.1 Hz, 2H), 8.15 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s,1H), 7.87 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.20 (m, 2H), 5.28(q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.79 (m, 5H), 3.18 (dd, J=5.9, 3.5 Hz, 4H), 1.61(t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=462.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 21

Compound 21 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(R)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 21) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.16 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.89(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.59-7.51 (m, 3H), 5.37 (q, J=7.0Hz, 1H), 3.91-3.79 (m, 5H), 3.21-3.15 (m, 4H), 1.66 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H)ppm. LCMS m/z=496.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 22

Compound 22 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(S)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 22) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Chloroform-d) δ 10.22 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 2H), 8.27 (d, J=5.9 Hz, 2H),7.67 (s, 1H), 7.49-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.50-5.40 (m, 1H), 3.92 (t, J=4.7 Hz,4H), 3.18 (t, J=4.6 Hz, 4H), 1.67 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=429.2[M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 23

Compound 23 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-phenylpyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 23) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.33 (s, 2H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=8.8Hz, 1H), 7.69-7.47 (m, 5H), 3.91 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 4H), 3.21-3.19 (m, 4H)ppm. LCMS m/z=401.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 24

Compound 24 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.N-(1-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 24) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.23 (s, 2H), 8.17 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.90(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.45 (m, 1H), 6.67 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (t,J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 6.09 (dd, J=2.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 5.21 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),3.94-3.84 (m, 4H), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.29-3.15 (m, 4H), 1.57 (d, J=6.8 Hz,3H), 1.41-1.30 (m, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=432.3 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 25

Compound 25 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(R)—N-(1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 25) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.18 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.90(d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.39-7.29 (m, 2H), 5.29 (q, J=7.0Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.27-3.15 (m, 4H), 1.62 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H)ppm. LCMS m/z=463.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 26

Compound 26 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureA.(5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)(2-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone(compound 26) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 8.94 (s, 2H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H),7.92 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.26 (s,1H), 5.38 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.83 (m, 4H), 3.72 (p, J=6.6 Hz, 2H),3.21 (ddd, J=7.0, 5.9, 3.6 Hz, 4H), 2.55 (dt, J=13.3, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.09(dt, J=13.3, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.39-1.35 (m, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=456.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 27

Compound 27 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureC.((S)-4-(3-(2-(4-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 27) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H), 8.17 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.91(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.61-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.53-7.46 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.37 (m,3H), 5.55 (dd, J=10.3, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 5.03 (dd, J=10.3, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 4.43(t, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.92-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.24-3.18 (m, 4H) ppm. LCMSm/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 28

Compound 28 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureC.(R)-4-(3-(2-(4-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 28) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.16 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.90(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.38 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 3H), 5.54 (dd,J=10.3, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 5.03 (dd, J=10.4, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (t, J=8.5 Hz,1H), 3.94-3.84 (m, 5H), 3.25-3.13 (m, 4H) ppm. LCMS m/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 29

Compound 29 was prepared via general procedure B using compound 3 andthe corresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedureC.(R)-4-(3-(2-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(compound 29) was obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H), 8.18 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.92(d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.31 (m, 5H), 5.94 (dd, J=10.3, 8.0 Hz, 1H),4.67-4.53 (m, 1H), 4.06 (dd, J=15.4, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.92-3.82 (m, 4H),3.25-3.16 (m, 4H) ppm. LCMS m/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 44

Compound 44,(S)—N-(1-(2-fluorophenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B using(R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine as a starting material, and isolatedas a yellow powder. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 10.40 (br s, 1H), 9.15(s, 2H), 8.53 (br d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (dd,J=2.4, 11.7 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (dt, J=1.6, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.34-7.27 (m, 1H),7.18-7.06 (m, 2H), 5.64-5.54 (m, 1H), 3.96-3.92 (m, 4H), 3.22-3.18 (m,4H), 1.69 (s, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=447.3 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 45

Compound 45,(S)—N-(1-(2-chlorophenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B using(R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)ethan-1-amine as a starting material, and isolatedas a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.62 (br s, 1H), 9.13 (s,2H), 8.47 (br d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (dd, J=2.4,4.5 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (dd, J=1.6, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J=1.6, 7.7 Hz, 1H),7.29 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.26-7.21 (m, 1H), 5.75-5.65 (m, 1H), 3.98-3.90(m, 4H), 3.23-3.17 (m, 4H), 1.69 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=463.3[M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 46

Compound 46,(S)—N-(1-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B using(R)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-amine as a starting material, andisolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 10.63 (br s, 1H),9.07 (s, 2H), 8.91-8.73 (m, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (dd,J=2.4, 11.1 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (dd, J=1.6, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.19 (m, 1H),6.92-6.84 (m, 2H), 5.58-5.47 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.88-3.83 (m, 4H),3.12 (dd, J=4.0, 5.6 Hz, 4H), 1.55 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=459.3[M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 47

Compound 47,(S)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B using(S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-phenylethan-1-amine as a starting material, andisolated as a yellow solid. LCMS m/z=483.3 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 51

Compound 51,(S)-4-(3-(2-(1-ethyl-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine,was prepared following general procedure B using compound 14a, and wasisolated as a brown oil. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H),8.18 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.99-7.85 (m, 4H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.44 (m,6H), 7.40 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (s, 1H),4.78-4.65 (m, 4H), 4.29 (q, J=2.0 Hz, 2H), 3.95-3.86 (m, 5H), 3.27-3.18(m, 5H), 1.54 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.28 (s, 1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=454.2[M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 52

Compound 52,(R)-4-(3-(2-(4-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine,was prepared following general procedure C employing the correspondingamino alcohol, then via general procedure B using compound 3, and wasisolated as an orange solid. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s,2H), 8.16 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.90 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H),7.66-7.54 (m, 1H), 7.52 (dddd, J=13.9, 7.1, 3.0, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 7.45-7.35(m, 1H), 7.38 (s, 3H), 7.39-7.26 (m, 1H), 5.54 (dd, J=10.3, 8.4 Hz, 1H),5.03 (dd, J=10.4, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.69 (q, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (t, J=8.5Hz, 1H), 4.29 (q, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.93-3.82 (m, 5H), 3.27-3.08 (m, 5H)ppm. LCMS m/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 53

Compound 53,(S)—N-(2-hydroxy-1-phenylethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedure C employing the correspondingamino alcohol, then via general procedure B using compound 3, and wasisolated as a brown oil. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H),8.17 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.90 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.41(m, 2H), 7.41-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.21 (m, 1H), 5.24 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H),3.99-3.84 (m, 6H), 3.28-3.15 (m, 4H), 1.99 (d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H), 1.31-1.16(m, 1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=445.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 54

Compound 54,(R)-4-(3-(2-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine,was prepared following general procedure C employing the correspondingamino alcohol, then via general procedure B using compound 3, and wasisolated as a brown oil. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H),8.18 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.63-7.48(m, 1H), 7.48-7.36 (m, 4H), 7.42-7.31 (m, 1H), 5.94 (dd, J=10.3, 8.0 Hz,1H), 4.82 (s, 1H), 4.69-4.54 (m, 2H), 4.06 (dd, J=15.4, 8.0 Hz, 1H),3.94-3.83 (m, 6H), 3.22 (s, 1H), 3.24-3.09 (m, 5H), 1.28 (s, 1H) ppm.LCMS m/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 55

Compound 55,(S)-4-(3-(2-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine,was prepared following general procedure C employing the correspondingamino alcohol, then via general procedure B using compound 3, and wasisolated as a brown oil. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.25 (s, 2H),8.18 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.63-7.48(m, 1H), 7.48-7.36 (m, 4H), 7.42-7.31 (m, 1H), 5.94 (dd, J=10.3, 8.0 Hz,1H), 4.82 (s, 1H), 4.69-4.54 (m, 2H), 4.06 (dd, J=15.4, 8.0 Hz, 1H),3.94-3.83 (m, 6H), 3.22 (s, 1H), 3.24-3.09 (m, 5H), 1.28 (s, 1H). LCMSm/z=427.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 56

Compound 56,4-(3-(2-((4R,5S)-4-methyl-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine,was prepared following general procedure C employing the correspondingamino alcohol, then via general procedure B using compound 3, and wasisolated as a brown oil. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H),8.16 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.90 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.58-7.36(m, 1H), 7.42-7.28 (m, 4H), 6.03 (d, J=10.0 Hz, 1H), 4.86-4.65 (m, 1H),3.93-3.84 (m, 4H), 3.65 (s, 2H), 3.27-3.15 (m, 4H), 0.90 (d, J=7.1 Hz,3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=441.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 57

Compound 57,(S)—N-(2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenylethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure B from compound 3 and thecorresponding aryl bromide, which was prepared via general procedure A,and was isolated as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR: (500 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.40(s, 2H), 8.21 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.54-7.48 (m,2H), 7.45-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.29 (m, 1H), 7.18 (s, 1H), 5.42 (dd,J=10.4, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.97-3.92 (m, 4H),3.24-3.18 (m, 4H), 3.12 (dd, J=12.9, 10.4 Hz, 1H), 2.67 (dd, J=12.9, 4.6Hz, 1H), 2.43 (s, 6H), 2.07 (s, 1H), 1.33-1.24 (m, 1H) ppm. LCMSm/z=472.2 [M+H]⁺.

Example 2: Synthesis of Compounds 30 Through 35, 58 Through 67 GeneralProcedure D and Preparation of Compounds 30 and 31

A vial was charged with 5-bromo-1,3-pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid (250mg, 1.23 mmol), followed by dimethylformamide (5 mL) anddiisopropylethylamine (2 mL, 6.2 mmol).1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (575 mg, 1.5 mmol) was added as a solution indimethylformamide (1 mL) via syringe. After five minutes1-phenylpropan-2-amine (216 mg, 1.60 mmol) was injected and the reactionwas stirred for one hour at ambient temperature. The mixture was dilutedwith 9 mL water and 1 mL saturated sodium bicarbonate. The productprecipitated and was filtered off. The filtrate was washed with twoportions of water (3 mL) and dried on a lyophilizer to yield5-bromo-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (144.4 mg),4-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholineas a white solid (144.4 mg, 37%).

A reaction vial was charged with5-bromo-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (144.4 mg),4-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(100 mg, 0.27 mmol) and[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (14.6 mg,0.02 mmol). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, dioxane (1.5 mL) and 2Naqueous sodium carbonate (0.4 mL, 0.8 mmol) were injected. The reactionwas sealed and heated for 90 min at 100° C. After cooling the reactionwas diluted with dichloromethane (5 mL) and stirred with QuadraPure® TU(150 mg). After one hour the mixture was filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated and purified by reverse phase HPLC (20 mm−C18, 10-60%water+0.25% acetic acid/acetonitrile).

The active fractions were pooled and concentrated to dryness. Theresulting solid was dissolved in methanol and further purified toseparate enantiomers by chiral HPLC (IA column, 20×250 mm, methanol, 310nM, 20 mL/min).(S)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 30) and(R)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 31) were each isolated as fine white powders with identicalNMR and LC/MS data. They were analyzed via SFC with 55% IPA/carbondioxide on an AD-H column at 2.5 mL/min with detection at 310 nM(greater than 9:1 enantiomeric ratio was found for each). ¹H NMR: (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 9.30 (s, 2H), 8.65 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H),8.36-8.04 (m, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.05 (m, 5H), 4.46-4.14(m, 1H), 3.92-3.64 (m, 4H), 3.26-3.08 (m, 4H), 2.98 (dd, J=13.5, 7.5 Hz,1H), 2.80 (dd, J=13.5, 6.5 Hz, 1H), 1.28-1.11 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H) ppm.LCMS m/z=443.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compounds 32 and 33

A vial was charged with 5-bromo-1,3-pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid (250.0mg, 1.23 mmol), followed by dimethylformamide (4 mL) anddiisopropylethylamine (0.65 mL, 3.7 mmol).1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (561 mg, 1.48 mmol) was added as a solutionin dimethylformamide (1 mL) via syringe. After 5 min2-phenylpropan-1-amine (216 mg, 1.60 mmol) was injected and the reactionwas stirred for one hour at ambient temperature. The mixture was thendiluted with water (9 mL) and saturated sodium bicarbonate (1 mL). Theproduct precipitated and was filtered off. The filtrate was washed withtwo portions of water (3 mL) and dried. A white solid was obtained afterovernight drying (100 mg, 27% yield).

A reaction vial was charged with5-bromo-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (100.2 mg),4-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)morpholine(114 mg, 0.344 mmol) and[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (11 mg, 0.03mmol). Under an atmosphere of nitrogen, dioxane (3 mL) and 2N aqueoussodium carbonate (0.5 mL, 1 mmole) were injected. The reaction wassealed and heated for 90 min at 100° C. After cooling the reaction wasdiluted with dichloromethane (10 mL) and stirred with QuadraPure® TU(200 mg). After one hour the mixture was filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated and purified by reversed phase HPLC (20 mm−C18, 10-60%water+0.25% acetic acid/acetonitrile).

The resulting solid was dissolved in methanol and further purified toseparate enantiomers by chiral HPLC (IC column, 20×250 mm, methanol, 310nM, 30 mL/min).(S)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 32) and(R)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 33) were each isolated as fine white powders with identicalNMR and LC/MS data. They were analyzed via SFC with methanol on ananalytical IC column at 1.5 mL/min with detection at 310 nM (greaterthan 9:1 enantiomeric ratio was found for each). ¹H NMR: (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 12.13 (s, 1H), 9.30 (s, 2H), 8.73 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 8.21(dd, J=4.2, 2.5 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.09 (m, 5H), 3.79(dd, J=5.9, 3.5 Hz, 4H), 3.51 (dd, J=7.4, 6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.29-3.04 (m,5H), 1.24 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=443.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 58

Compound 58,N-(2-fluorophenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(2-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.13 (d,J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 9.30 (s, 2H), 8.94 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (dd, J=8.9,2.8 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.21-7.06 (m,2H), 3.79 (dd, J=5.9, 3.6 Hz, 4H), 3.70-3.50 (m, 2H), 3.24-3.09 (m, 4H),2.93 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=447.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 59

Compound 59,5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ12.13 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 9.31 (s, 2H), 9.04 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (dd,J=10.6, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.78-7.36 (m, 4H), 3.79(dd, J=5.9, 3.6 Hz, 4H), 3.69-3.48 (m, 2H), 3.27-3.14 (m, 4H), 3.07 (t,J=7.4 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=497.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 60

Compound 60,5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(pyridine-2-yl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.31 (s,2H), 8.95 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 1H), 8.53 (ddd, J=4.8, 1.9, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 8.21(dd, J=8.4, 2.8 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (td, J=7.6, 1.9Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.07 (m, 2H), 3.87-3.74 (m, 4H), 3.71 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 2H),3.25-3.13 (m, 3H), 3.05 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=430.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 61

Compound 61,N-(2-chlorophenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(2-chlorophenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.30 (s,2H), 8.96 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (dd, J=9.5, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.86 (d,J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.33 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.14 (m, 2H), 3.86-3.71 (m, 4H),3.71-3.49 (m, 2H), 3.24-3.11 (m, 4H), 3.02 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMSm/z=463.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 62

Compound 62,N-(4-fluorophenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.06 (d,J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 9.23 (s, 2H), 8.81 (s, OH), 8.14 (dd, J=8.1, 2.7 Hz, 2H),7.79 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.14 (m, 2H), 7.15-6.97 (m, 2H), 3.85-3.58(m, 4H), 3.49 (ddd, J=7.9, 5.6, 4.3 Hz, 2H), 3.11 (td, J=5.0, 2.6 Hz,4H), 2.81 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=447.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 63

Compound 63,N-(3-fluorophenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(3-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.06 (d,J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.83 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (dd, J=8.4,2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.79 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (td, J=8.1, 6.4 Hz, 1H),7.15-6.88 (m, 3H), 3.84-3.64 (m, 4H), 3.64-3.41 (m, 2H), 3.11 (td,J=5.0, 2.6 Hz, 5H), 2.85 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=447.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 64

Compound 64,5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ12.14 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 9.31 (s, 2H), 8.94 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (dd,J=8.1, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.85 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.69-7.46 (m, 5H), 3.91-3.69(m, 5H), 3.69-3.48 (m, 2H), 3.18 (td, J=4.9, 2.4 Hz, 4H), 3.01 (t, J=7.2Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=497.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 65

Compound 65,N-(2-methylphenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using2-(2-methyl-phenyl)ethan-1-amine. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.14 (d,J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 9.32 (s, 2H), 8.98 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (dd, J=10.6,2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.87 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32-6.97 (m, 4H), 3.91-3.68 (m,4H), 3.63-3.41 (m, 2H), 3.27-3.11 (m, 4H), 2.88 (dd, J=8.8, 6.5 Hz, 2H)ppm. LCMS m/z=443.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 66

Compound 66,N-(2-cyanophenethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedure D using 2-(2-aminoethyl)benzonitrile.¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.06 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 9.23 (s, 2H), 8.93(t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (dd, J=9.0, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 7.87-7.66 (m, 2H),7.66-7.27 (m, 4H), 3.83-3.67 (m, 4H), 3.59 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.17-3.09(m, 4H), 3.05 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H) ppm. LCMS m/z=454.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compounds 34 and 35

A reaction vial was charged with(R)-5-bromo-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (100 mg, 0.327mmol, prepared as above),5-bromo-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine(158 mg, 0.489 mmol) and[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (22.9 mg,0.03 mmol). A mixture of dioxane and dimethylformamide (10 mL:1 mL) wasinjected followed by 2N sodium carbonate in water (1 mL, 2 mmol). Thereaction was heated to 100° C. for a period of two hours, allowed tocool and tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (29.9 mg, 0.03 mmol),lithium chloride (147 mg, 3.27 mmol) trifurylphosphine (15.3 mg, 0.066mmol) and allyl-tributylstannane (0.33 mL, 0.983 mmol) were added. Thereaction was sealed and heated to 140° C. in the microwave for a periodof 90 min. The reaction was poured into water and ethyl acetate. Theorganic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered through celite andconcentrated. The material obtained was further purified by reversedphase HPLC (20 mm−C18, 10-100% water+0.25% acetic acid/acetonitrile).

The active fractions were pooled, frozen and concentrated under reducedpressure to yield(R)—N-(1-phenylethyl)-5-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 34) and(R)-5-(5-allyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 35) as white powders.

Compound 34:

¹H NMR: (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.38 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 2H), 9.13 (d, J=8.5Hz, 1H), 8.45 (dd, J=8.0, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.39-8.28 (m, 2H), 7.53-7.40 (m,2H), 7.35 (dd, J=8.3, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 7.29-7.20 (m, 2H), 5.31-5.08 (m, 1H),1.55 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H). LCMS m/z=344.1 [M+H]⁺.

Compound 35:

¹H NMR: (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.30 (s, 1H), 9.33 (s, 2H), 9.12 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.26 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),7.53-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.19 (m, 1H), 6.07 (ddt,J=16.8, 10.0, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.24-5.16 (m, 1H), 5.16-5.11 (m, 1H), 5.08(ddt, J=10.0, 2.3, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 3.58-3.49 (m, 2H), 1.55 (d, J=7.0 Hz,3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=384.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 67

A reaction vial was charged with compound 5 (100 mg, 0.327 mmol,prepared as above), compound 1a (158 mg, 0.489 mmol, prepared as above)and [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]-dichloropalladium(II) (22.9mg, 0.03 mmol). A mixture of dioxane and dimethylformamide (10 mL:1 mL)was injected followed by 2N sodium carbonate in water (1 mL, 2 mmol).Once complete, the reaction was poured into water and ethyl acetate. Theorganic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered through celite andconcentrated. The material obtained was further purified by reversedphase HPLC (20 mm−C18, 10-100% water+0.25% acetic acid/acetonitrile).

The active fractions were pooled, frozen and concentrated under reducedpressure to yield compound 67,(R)-5-(5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,as a white powder. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.53 (s, 1H), 9.27 (s,2H), 9.05 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.60 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.33 (dd, J=14.3,2.4 Hz, 2H), 7.39 (dd, J=7.6, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 2H),7.23-7.11 (m, 1H), 5.12 (p, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 1.47 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H) ppm.LCMS m/z=422.1 [M+H]⁺.

Example 3: Synthesis of Compounds 36 Through 43 General Procedure E andPreparation of Compound 2a

To a mixture of compound 1 (1.71 g, 8.68 mmol, 1.00 eq), compound 1a(1.00 g, 8.68 mmol, 1.00 eq), RuPhos (40.5 mg, 86.8 umol, 0.01 eq),RuPhos Pd G2 (67.4 mg, 86.8 umol, 0.01 eq) in THE (12.0 mL) was addedLiHMDS (1.0 M, 20.0 mL, 2.30 eq) at 20° C. under nitrogen. The reactionmixture was stirred at 70° C. for 12 hours. The mixture was quenched byadding saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (30.0 mL) at 25° C., extracted with ethylacetate (50.0 mL, 3 times) and the combined organic layers were washedwith brine (30.0 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give crude compound 2a (1.20 g, 4.86 mmol, 56.0%yield, 93.7% purity) as a light-yellow solid. The solid was useddirectly in subsequent steps without further purification. LCMSm/z=232.1 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure F and Preparation of Compound 3a

A mixture of (1,5-cyclooctadiene)(methoxy)iridium(i) dimer (71.6 mg,108.1 μmol, 0.05 eq) and 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (25.5mg, 108.1 μmol, 0.05 eq), bispin (1.65 g, 6.49 mmol, 3.00 eq) in THE(8.00 mL) was stirred at 80° C. for 30 minutes under nitrogen. Then tothe mixture was added a solution of compound 2a (500.0 mg, 2.16 mmol,1.00 eq) in THE (10.0 mL). The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2hours. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum to give crude product(compound 3a), which was purified by silica gel column chromatography(DCM/ethyl acetate=1/0˜0/1; ethyl acetate, LCMS m/z=358.6 [M+H]⁺).

General Procedure G and Preparation of Compound 36

To a mixture of compound 5 (500.0 mg, 1.40 mmol, 1.00 eq), compound 3a(428.5 mg, 1.40 mmol, 1.00 eq) and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (102.4 mg, 139.9 μmol,0.10 eq) in dioxane (10.0 mL) was added a solution of Na₂CO₃ (445.0 mg,4.20 mmol, 3.00 eq) in H₂O (2.50 mL). The formed mixture was degassedand purged with nitrogen gas 3 times, and the mixture was stirred at100° C. for 1 hour under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was thencooled to ambient temperature, diluted with water and extracted withethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine (50.0mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC (column: WatersXbridge C18 150 mm*50 mm*10 μm; mobile phase: [water(10 mMNH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %: 28%-58%, 11.5 minutes) and lyophilized to give5-(5-((2R,6S)-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N—((R)-1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 36, 120.8 mg, 259.6 μmol, 18.6% yield, 98.1% purity) as ayellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.68 (br s, 1H), 9.13 (s, 2H),8.38-8.05 (m, 2H), 7.66 (dd, J=2.4, 12.3 Hz, 2H), 7.50-7.43 (m, 2H),7.42-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.28 (m, 1H), 5.63-5.27 (m, 1H), 4.06-3.81 (m,2H), 3.40 (br d, J=10.4 Hz, 2H), 2.51 (t, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 1.68 (d, J=6.8Hz, 3H), 1.30 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 6H) ppm. LCMS m/z=457.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 37

5-(5-((S)-2-methylmorpholino)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N—((R)-1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 37) was prepared using the general procedures D-F and thecorresponding morpholine starting material, and isolated as a yellowsolid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.57 (br s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 2H), 8.92(s, 1H), 8.32-8.23 (m, 2H), 7.67 (dd, J=2.8, 9.8 Hz, 2H), 7.49-7.44 (m,2H), 7.42-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.30 (m, 1H), 5.51-5.43 (m, 1H), 4.09-4.03(m, 1H), 3.94-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.44-3.35 (m, 2H), 2.97-2.88 (m, 1H), 2.59(dd, J=10.0, 11.5 Hz, 1H), 1.68 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.29 (d, J=6.4 Hz,3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=443.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 38

(R)-5-(5-(2,2-dimethylmorpholino)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide(compound 38) was prepared using the general procedures D-F and thecorresponding morpholine starting material, and isolated as a yellowsolid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 10.19-10.01 (m, 1H), 9.13 (s, 2H),8.39-8.17 (m, 2H), 7.78-7.59 (m, 2H), 7.49-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.35 (m,2H), 7.34-7.28 (m, 1H), 5.53-5.40 (m, 1H), 3.96 (dd, J=4.0, 5.6 Hz, 2H),3.17-3.09 (m, 2H), 2.95 (s, 2H), 1.68 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.40 (s, 6H)ppm. LCMS m/z=457.4 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure H for Preparation of Compound 2b

To a mixture of compound 1 (4.50 g, 22.8 mmol, 1.00 eq), compound 1b(3.37 g, 27.4 mmol, 1.20 eq) and Pd(PPh₃)₄ (2.64 g, 2.28 mmol, 0.10 eq)in dioxane (30.0 mL) was added a solution of K₂CO₃ (9.47 g, 68.5 mmol,3.00 eq) in H₂O (6.00 mL). The mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 15hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue which wastriturated with petroleum ether:ethyl acetate (2:1, 100.0 mL) at 20° C.for 30 minutes to give compound 2b (4.00 g, 20.5 mmol, 89.7% yield) as ayellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.84 (br s, 1H), 8.66 (d,J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.65-8.59 (m, 2H), 8.39 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.82-7.76 (m,2H), 7.55 (br d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.54 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H) ppm. LCMSm/z=196.1 (M+1)⁺.

Preparation of Compound 39

Compound 39,(S)—N-(1-phenylethyl)-5-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared from compound 2b following general procedures E and F, andisolated as a light yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.71 (brd, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 9.46 (s, 2H), 9.10 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.97 (br d,J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 8.87 (br d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 8.45-8.39 (m, 3H), 7.46 (d,J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.28-7.23 (m, 1H), 5.24-5.16 (m,1H), 1.55 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=421.3 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 40

Compound 40,(R)-5-(5-(2-methylpyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedures G, E and F using the correspondingpyridine starting material, and isolated as light yellow solid. ¹H NMR:(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.73 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 9.46 (s, 2H), 9.10 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.97 (s, 2H), 8.77 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (d, J=2.8 Hz,1H), 8.39 (br s, 1H), 8.33-8.25 (m, 1H), 7.46 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),7.39-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.29-7.19 (m, 1H), 5.27-5.13 (m, 1H), 2.73 (s, 3H),1.55 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=435.0 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 41

Compound 41,(R)-5-(5-(2-methoxypyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared via general procedures G, E and F using the correspondingpyridine starting material, and isolated as light yellow solid. ¹H NMR:(400 MHz, CDCl₃) 6.98 (br s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 2H), 8.71 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),8.39 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.32-8.25 (m, 2H), 7.82 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H),7.50-7.44 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.29 (m, 1H), 7.16 (dd,J=1.6, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=0.8 Hz, 1H), 5.54-5.43 (m, 1H), 4.02 (s,3H), 1.69 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H) ppm. LCMS m/z=451.0 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 42

Compound 42,(R)-5-(5-(2-oxa-6-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures D, E and F using2-oxa-6-azaspiro[3.3]heptane as a starting material, and isolated as alight yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.05 (br s, 1H), 9.28(s, 2H), 9.06 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=2.4Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.40-7.30 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.21 (m, 1H),5.24-5.14 (m, 1H), 4.74 (s, 4H), 4.06 (s, 4H), 1.54 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H)ppm. LCMS m/z=441.0 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 43

Compound 43,(R)-5-(5-(6-oxa-1-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures D, E and F using6-oxa-1-azaspiro[3.3]heptane as a starting material, and isolated as alight yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 13.02-12.81 (m, 1H), 9.11(s, 2H), 8.27 (br d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J=2.0, 18.3 Hz, 2H), 7.78(d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.28 (m,1H), 5.50-5.41 (m, 1H), 5.13 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 4.95-4.84 (m, 2H),3.83-3.79 (m, 2H), 2.64 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.67 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H) ppm.LCMS m/z=441.1 [M+H]⁺.

Example 4: Synthesis of Compounds 48 Through 50 General Procedure I andPreparation of Compound 4b

To a mixture of (S)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (23.1 g, 190.6 mmol,1.00 eq) and compound 4a (25.0 g, 190.6 mmol, 9.52 mL, 1.00 eq) in THE(130.0 mL) was added Ti(OEt)₄ (87.0 g, 381.3 mmol, 79.1 mL, 2.00 eq),and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 1 hour. The mixture wasdiluted with ethyl acetate (300.0 mL) and water (100.0 mL). Then themixture was filtered. The filtrate was washed with brine (50.0 mL, 3times), dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated to give crude product, whichwas purified by flash silica gel column chromatography (petroleumether/ethyl acetate=1/0˜3/1; petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1) to givecompound 4b (38.2 g, 158.1 mmol, 82.9% yield, 97.0% purity) as a yellowsolid. LCMS m/z=235.6 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure J and Preparation of Compound 4c

A mixture of compound 4b (20.0 g, 85.4 mmol, 1.00 eq) in DCM (100.0 mL)was cooled to −45° C. Methyl Grignard reagent (3 M in ether, 71.1 mL,2.50 eq) was slowly added over 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at −45°C. for 4 hours. The mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl(300.0 mL), and the solution was extracted with DCM (300.0 mL, 2 times).The combined organic phase was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under vacuum to give crude compound 4c (22.0 g) as a brownoil, which was used in subsequent reactions without purification. LCMSm/z=251.7 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure K and Preparation of Compound 4d

To a solution of compound 4c (5.00 g, 20.0 mmol, 1.00 eq) in dioxane(30.0 mL) was added HCl/dioxane (4 M, 30.0 mL, 6.01 eq) at 0° C. Themixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was concentratedunder vacuum to give crude product, which was purified by reversed phasecolumn chromatography (5%˜30% acetonitrile in water and 0.1% TFA) andconcentrated under vacuum to give compound 4d (2.60 g, 8.06 mmol, 40.4%yield, 80.7% purity) as a yellow solid. LCMS m/z=146.9 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 48

Compound 48,(S)—N-(1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B using compound 4d as astarting material, and was isolated as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 12.19 (br d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 9.52-9.40 (m, 1H), 9.34 (s, 2H),8.29-8.15 (m, 2H), 7.90 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.87-7.78 (m, 1H), 7.78-7.65(m, 2H), 7.46 (dt, J=1.6, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 5.39 (quin, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.80(br d, J=4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.26-3.15 (m, 4H), 1.66-1.49 (m, 3H) ppm. LCMSm/z=454.0 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 49

Compound 49,N-(cyclopropyl(phenyl)methyl)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B, and was isolated as ayellow solid. The starting material used was prepared following generalprocedures H-J. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.49 (br s, 1H), 9.13 (s,2H), 8.44 (br d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J=2.8,4.0 Hz, 2H), 7.52 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.41-7.28 (m, 3H), 4.82 (t, J=8.8Hz, 1H), 3.98-3.90 (m, 4H), 3.23-3.16 (m, 4H), 1.42-1.25 (m, 1H),0.74-0.62 (m, 3H), 0.55-0.44 (m, 1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=455.1 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of Compound 50

Compound 50,(R)-5-(5-morpholino-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-N-(1-(m-tolyl)ethyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxamide,was prepared following general procedures A and B, and was isolated as ayellow solid. The starting material used was prepared following generalprocedures H-J. ¹H NMR: (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 9.24 (s, 2H), 8.16 (d,J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.40 (m, 2H),7.40-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.21 (m, 1H), 5.24 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 3.99-3.84(m, 6H), 3.27-3.10 (m, 4H), 1.98 (d, J=13.6 Hz, 1H), 1.23 (t, J=7.1 Hz,1H) ppm. LCMS m/z=443.2 [M+H]⁺.

Example 5: Synthesis of Compound 68 General Procedure L and Preparationof Compound 5b

To a solution of (COCl)₂ (7.92 g, 62.4 mmol, 5.46 mL, 1.10 eq) in DCM(90 mL) was added DMSO (10.7 g, 136 mmol, 10.6 mL, 2.40 eq) at −78° C.under nitrogen atmosphere. After being stirred for 30 minutes, compound5a (10.0 g, 56.7 mmol, 1.00 eq) in DCM (45 mL) was added to thesolution. After being stirred for 30 minutes, TEA (28.7 g, 284 mmol,39.5 mL, 5.00 eq) was added to the solution at −78° C. After beingstirred for 30 minutes, the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour.TLC (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1) indicated compound 5a(R_(f)=0.30) was consumed, and one major new spot with lower polarity(R_(f)=0.40) was detected. The reaction mixture was acidified with 2 Naqueous HCl solution to pH=4 at 0° C., and then extracted with DCM (20mL). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated NaCl (20mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue. The residue was purified by column chromatography(SiO₂, petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1 to 1:1, TLC:petroleumether:ethyl acetate=3:1, R_(f)=0.40). Compound 5b (9.00 g, 51.6 mmol,91.0% yield) was obtained as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO) δ ppm9.54 (s, 1H) 4.35 (s, 2H) 0.90 (m, 1H) 0.88 (s, 9H) 0.06 (s, 6H).

General Procedure M and Preparation of Compound 5c

A mixture of compound 5 (4.00 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.00 eq), Pin₂B₂ (6.64 g,26.1 mmol, 2.00 eq), Pd(dppf)Cl₂⋅DCM (10.7 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.00 eq), KOAc(2.56 g, 26.1 mmol, 2.00 eq) in dioxane (40 mL) was degassed and purgedwith nitrogen gas 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at 95° C.for 2 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. LCMS showed compound 2 wasconsumed. Several new peaks were shown on LCMS and 83.9% of desiredcompound (R_(t)=0.795) was detected. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by reverse column chromatography (FA condition). Compound 5c(1.40 g, 5.16 mmol, 39.5% yield) was obtained as a white solid. LCMSm/z=R_(t)=272.1 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure N and Preparation of Compound 5e

A mixture of compound 5d (8.00 g, 60.1 mmol, 1.00 eq), compound 5b (8.38g, 48.1 mmol, 9.16 mL, 0.8 eq), HOAc (36.1 mg, 601 μmol, 34.4 μL, 0.01eq) and in DCM (50 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour, then NaBH(OAc)₃(25.5 g, 120 mmol, 2.00 eq) was add to the mixture. The mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. TLC (petroleum ether:ethyl acetat=3:1)indicated compound 5d (R_(f)=0.50) was consumed, and one major new spotwith larger polarity (R_(f)=0.30) was detected. LCMS showed compound 5dwas consumed, several new peaks emerged, and 79.7% of total peak areawas the desired compound (R_(t)=0.822). The reaction mixture was dilutedwith saturated NaHCO₃ (200 mL) and extracted with DCM (200 mL). Thecombined organic layers were washed with saturated NaCl (100 mL), driedover Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=100:1 to 10:1, TLC (petroleum ether:ethylacetate=3:1, R_(f)=0.3) Compound 5e (1.50 g, 5.15 mmol, 8.57% yield) wasobtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO) δ ppm 11.10 (s, 1H)7.76 (d, J=2.58 Hz, 1H) 7.25 (t, J=2.92 Hz, 1H) 7.09 (d, J=2.46 Hz, 1H)6.19 (d J=3.30, 1.96 Hz, 1H) 5.06 (t, J=6.12 Hz, 1H) 3.75 (t, J=6.04 Hz,2H) 3.16 (q, J=5.98 Hz, 2H) 0.86-0.90 (m, 9H) 0.02-0.06 (m, 6H). LCMSm/z=292.1 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure O and Preparation of Compound 5f

To a solution of compound 5e (1.00 g, 3.43 mmol, 1.00 eq) in DCM (20 mL)was added NIS (849 mg, 3.77 mmol, 1.10 eq) at 0° C. The mixture wasstirred a 0° C. for 30 minutes. TLC (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1)indicated compound 5e (R_(f)=0.40) was consumed, and one major new spotwith lower polarity (R_(f)=0.45) was detected. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, petroleum ether:ethylacetate=2:1, TLC:petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=3:1, R_(f)=0.45).Compound 5f (333 mg, 798 μmol, 23.3% yield) was obtained as a whitesolid.

General Procedure P and Preparation of Compound 5g

A mixture of compound 5f (333 mg, 798 μmol, 1.00 eq), (Boc)₂O (697 mg,3.19 mmol, 733 μL, 4.00 eq) in DCM (5 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 1hour. LCMS showed compound 5f was consumed. Several new peaks were shownon LCMS and 46.2% of the total peak area corresponded to the desiredcompound (R_(t)=1.25). The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=100:1 to 30:1,petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=5:1, R_(f)=0.80) Compound 5g (600 mg,crude) was obtained as a yellow oil. LCMS m/z=618.2 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure Q and Preparation of Compound 5h

A mixture of compound 5g (600 mg, 972 μmol, 1.00 eq), compound 5c, K₃PO₄(2 M, 1.46 mL, 3.00 eq), Pd₂(dba)₃ (88.9 mg, 97.2 μmol, 0.1 eq) andXPhos (92.6 mg, 194 μmol, 0.2 eq) in dioxane (6 mL) was degassed andpurged with nitrogen gas 3 times, and then the mixture was stirred at75° C. for 1 hour under nitrogen atmosphere. LCMS showed that thedesired compound (R_(t)=1.16) accounted for 38.6% of the total peakarea. TLC (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=1:1) indicated compound 5g(R_(f)=0.90) was consumed, and one major new spot with larger polarity(Rf=0.10) was detected. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. Then the mixture was extracted withDCM (20 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated NaCl(20 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=20:1 to 3:1,TLC:petroleum ether:ethyl acetate=1:1, R_(f)=0.10). Compound 5h (380 mg,530 μmol, 54.6% yield) was obtained as yellow oil. ¹H NMR: (400 MHz,DMSO) δ ppm 9.33 (s, 2H) 9.17 (d, J=8.38 Hz, 1H) 8.50 (s, 1H) 8.41 (s,1H) 8.31 (d, J=2.26 Hz, 1H) 7.44 (d, J=7.62 Hz, 2H) 7.34 (t, J=7.58 Hz,2H) 7.22-7.27 (m, 1H) 5.15-5.25 (m, 1H) 3.75-3.81 (m, 2H) 3.66-3.72 (m,2H) 1.65 (s, 9H) 1.54 (d, J=7.00 Hz, 3H) 1.31-1.43 (m, 9H) 0.76 (s, 9H)−0.05 (s, 6H). LCMS m/z=717.4 [M+H]⁺.

General Procedure R and Preparation of Compound 68

A mixture of compound 5h (380 mg, 488 μmol, 1.00 eq) in TFA (4.26 g,37.3 mmol, 2.76 mL, 76.4 eq) was stirred at 25° C. for 6 minutes. LCMSshowed compound 5h was consumed. Several new peaks were shown on LCMSand 87.6% of the total peak area corresponded to the desired compound(R_(t)=0.779). The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC (FAcondition, column: 3_Phenomenex Luna C18 75*30 mm*3 μm; mobile phase:[water(0.225% FA)-ACN];B %: 14%-34%, 8 min). Compound 68 (90.0 mg, 222μmol, 45.4% yield, 99.2% purity) was obtained as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR:(400 MHz, MeOD) δ ppm 9.24 (s, 2H) 7.91-7.99 (m, 2H) 7.67 (d, J=2.50 Hz,1H) 7.45 (d, J=7.50 Hz, 2H) 7.35 (t, J=7.58 Hz, 2H) 7.23-7.28 (m, 1H)5.31 (q, J=6.74 Hz, 1H) 3.80 (t, J=5.62 Hz, 2H) 3.35 (t, J=5.62 Hz, 2H)1.64 (d, J=7.00 Hz, 3H). LCMS m/z=403.2 [M+H]⁺.

Biological Experiments Cell Line Growth Retardation Assay

Cells were seeded at densities of 1,000-5,000 cells per well in 48-welltissue culture plates. After a 24 h rest period, cells were treated withcompound at 10 μM, 2 μM, 0.4 μM, 0.08 μM, 0.016 μM, and 0.0032 μM. Agroup of cells were treated with the vehicle in which the compound wasprepared and served as a control. The cells were grown in the presenceof compounds for 6 days and were counted on day 0 and day 6. All cellcounting was performed using a Synentec Cellavista plate imager. Cellsthat did not receive compound were counted on day 1 and this count wasused as a baseline for the calculation of growth inhibition. Growthinhibition was calculated as a ratio of cell population doublings in thepresence of compound versus the absence of compound. If treatmentresulted in a net loss of cells from baseline, percent lethality wasdefined as the decrease in cell numbers in treated wells compared withcounts on day 1 of non-treated wells post-seeding. IC₅₀ values for eachcompound were calculated by fitting curves to data points from eachdose-response assay using the Proc NLIN function in SAS for Windowsversion 9.2 (SAS Institute, Inc.).

Designation of Sensitivity and Resistant Cohorts and Calculation ofAverage IC₅₀ Values

Human cancer cell lines were grouped as “sensitive” or “resistant” toERK1 inhibition based on whether their growth was retarded by KO-947(i.e.,1,5,6,8-tetrahydro-6-(phenylmethyl)-3-(4-pyridinyl)-7H-pyrazolo[4,3-g]quinazolin-7-one)and SCH772984 (i.e.,(3R)-1-[2-oxo-2-[4-[4-(2-pyrimidinyl)phenyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-[3-(4-pyridinyl)-1H-indazol-5-yl]-3-pyrrolidinecarboxamide)(data not shown; see Table 4). These sensitive and resistant cohortswere interrogated for response to each compound, and IC₅₀s werecalculated for each cell line using the same technique described above.Average IC₅₀s for the sensitive and resistant cohorts were calculated asgeometric means of the group. See Table 3. “A” represents an IC₅₀ of 250nM or less, “B” represents an IC₅₀ of 251 nM to 500 nM, and “C”represents an IC₅₀ of greater than 500 nM.

ERK1 and 2 Enzymatic Inhibition Assay

For the K_(i) determination assay, 200 μM stock solutions of compoundswere subjected to a serial, semi-logarithmic dilution using 100% DMSO asa solvent. 10 distinct concentrations were prepared, with a dilutionendpoint of 6×10⁻⁹ M in 100% DMSO. 100% DMSO was used as a control. 10μL from each of the serial dilutions were aliquoted into separate wellsof a 96-well plate and 90 μL of water were added to each of those wells.The plate was shaken thoroughly, and 5 μL from each of the plate's wellswere transferred into wells of the assay plate. The final volume ofwells in the assay plate was 50 μL. All compounds were tested at 10assay concentrations in the range from 2×10⁻⁶ M to 6×10⁻¹¹ M. The finalDMSO concentration in the wells of the assay plate was 1% in all cases.See Table 3. “A” represents a K_(d) of 10 nM or less, “B” represents aK_(d) of 11 nM to 100 nM, and “C” represents a K_(d) of greater than 100nM.

Caco-2 Assay (P_(app) A to B)

The degree of bi-directional human intestinal permeability for compoundswas estimated using a Caco-2 cell permeability assay. Caco-2 cells wereseeded onto polyethylene membranes in 96-well plates. The growth mediumwas refreshed every 4 to 5 days until cells formed a confluent cellmonolayer. HBSS with 10 mM HEPES at pH 7.4 was used as the transportbuffer. Compounds were tested at 2 μM bi-directionally in duplicate.Digoxin, nadolol and metoprolol were included as standards. Digoxin wastested at 10 μM bi-directionally in duplicate, while nadolol andmetoprolol were tested at 2 μM in the A to B direction in duplicate. Thefinal DMSO concentration was adjusted to less than 1% for allexperiments. The plate was incubated for 2 hours in a CO₂ incubator at37° C., with 5% CO₂ at saturated humidity. After incubation, all wellswere mixed with acetonitrile containing an internal standard, and theplate was centrifuged at 4,000 rpm for 10 minutes. 100 μL supernatantwas collected from each well and diluted with 100 μL distilled water forLC/MS/MS analysis. Concentrations of test and control compounds instarting solution, donor solution, and receiver solution were quantifiedby LC/MS/MS, using peak area ratio of analyte/internal standard.

The apparent permeability coefficient P_(app) (cm/s) was calculatedusing the equation:

P _(app)=(dC _(r) /dt)×V _(r)/(A×C ₀),

where dC_(r)/dt is the cumulative concentration of compound in thereceiver chamber as a function of time (μM/s); V_(r) is the solutionvolume in the receiver chamber (0.075 mL on the apical side, 0.25 mL onthe basolateral side); A is the surface area for the transport, which is0.0804 cm² for the area of the monolayer; and C₀ is the initialconcentration in the donor chamber (μM). P_(app) scores are presented inTable 3 for compounds of the invention.

The efflux ratio was calculated using the equation:

Efflux Ratio=P _(app)(BA)/P _(app)(AB)

Percent recovery was calculated using the equation:

% Recovery=100×[(V _(r) ×C _(r))+(V _(d) ×C _(d))]/(V _(d) ×C ₀),

where Vd is the volume in the donor chambers, which are 0.075 mL on theapical side and 0.25 mL on the basolateral side; and C_(d) and C_(r) arethe final concentrations of transport compound in donor and receiverchambers, respectively.

Measurement of Compound Metabolic Stability

The metabolic stability of compounds was determined in hepatocytes frommice and rats. Compound half-lives are presented in Table 3 in minutes.Compounds were diluted to 5 μM in Williams' Medium E from 10 mM stocksolutions. 10 μL of each compound was aliquoted into a well of a 96-wellplate and reactions were started by aliquoting 40 μL of a 625,000cells/mL suspension into each well. The plate was incubated at 37° C.with 5% CO₂. At each corresponding time point, the reaction was stoppedby quenching with ACN containing internal standards (IS) at a 1:3.Plates were shaken at 500 rpm for 10 min, and then centrifuged at3,220×g for 20 minutes. Supernatants were transferred to another 96-wellplate containing a dilution solution. Supernatants were analyzed byLC/MS/MS.

Compound half-life was estimated using the following equation:

% Remaining Compound=Peak Area Ratios of Tested Compound vs. InternalStandard at End Point/Peak Area Ratios of Tested Compound vs. InternalStandard at Start Point

Mouse Xenograft Studies

Xenograft models of human cancer cell lines were established insix-week-old CD-1 athymic nude mice by subcutaneous injection of1.0-3.0×10⁷ cells with or without 50% matrigel. When tumors reached anaverage size of 150-300 mm³, mice (n=8) were randomized into treatmentgroups. Tumor xenografts were measured with calipers three times perweek, and tumor volume (in mm³) was determined by multiplyingheight×width×length. Statistical differences between treatment arms atspecific time points were performed using a two-tailed paired Studentt-test. Differences between groups were considered statisticallysignificant at p<0.05. Compounds were formulated in 1% HEC in 25 mMphosphate buffer (pH=2) and dosed by daily oral gavage (PO). Data wereanalyzed using StudyLog software from StudyDirector (San Francisco,Calif.). See FIG. 5-FIG. 10.

Rat Pharmacokinetic and Single-Dose Saturation Studies

For pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis of compounds, non-tumor bearing femaleSprague-Dawley rats, 3 per dosing group, received a single oral gavage(PO) dose of either 10, 50 or 100 mg/kg compound followed by saphenousvein blood draw at the following time points post dosing: 30, 60, 120,240, 480 & 1,440 minutes. For dosing, compound was prepared in a vehicleof 2% Tween80 and 0.5% methyl cellulose at working concentrations of 1,5 and 10 mg/mL.

For plasma preparation, whole blood was collected into EDTA-treatedtubes. Cells were removed from plasma by centrifugation for 10 minutesat 1,000-2,000×g using a refrigerated centrifuge. The plasma fractionwas removed and stored at −80° C. The amount (ng/mL) of compound in eachplasma sample was determined by mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). For thisanalysis, an aliquot of 50 μL unknown sample, calibration standard,quality control, dilute quality control, single blank and double blanksamples were added to the 1.5 mL tube. Each sample (except the doubleblank) was quenched with 250 μL internal standard solution (Labetalol &tolbutamide & Verapamil & dexamethasone & glyburide & Celecoxib 100ng/mL for each) respectively (double blank sample was quenched with 250μL ACN), and then the mixture was vortex-mixed and centrifuged for 15min at 12000 g, 4° C. 50 μL supernatant was transferred to a 96-wellplate and centrifuged for 5 min at 3220 g, 4° C., then 1 μL ofsupernatant was directly injected for LC-MS/MS analysis. Specificanalyte concentrations were determined against a standard curve(100,000−1 ng/mL), and mean concentrations+/−standard deviation werecalculated. See FIG. 3.

Mouse Pharmacokinetic and Single-Dose Saturation Studies

For pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis of compounds, non-tumor bearingsix-week-old CD-1 athymic nude mice received a single PO dose ofcompound followed by saphenous vein blood draw at the following timepoints post dosing: 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 & 1,440 minutes. No mousewas bled more than twice within the 1,440 minutes period. Untreatedsamples were collected from vehicle control animals. For plasmapreparation, whole blood was collected into EDTA-treated tubes. Cellswere removed from plasma by centrifugation for 10 minutes at1,000-2,000×g using a refrigerated centrifuge. The plasma fraction wasremoved and stored at −80° C.

In order to determine the concentration at which drug exposuresaturates, mice were dosed as described above with increasingconcentrations of compound covering a log-fold concentration range (10mg/kg to 100 mg/kg). Triplicate mice were used for each collectiontime-point and dose.

In order to determine amount (ng/ml) of compound in peripheralcirculation, plasma samples were analyzed by mass spectrometry (HPLC).For this analysis, 20 μL of plasma sample was mixed with two volumes ofice-cold internal standard solution (ISS), and centrifuged at 6,100 gfor 30 minutes. ISS contained acetonitrile with 100 ng/mL compound, 50ng/mL dextromethorphan and 50 ng/mL imipramine. Aliquots of thesupernatant was transferred to an autosampler plate and diluted with twovolumes of 0.2% formic acid in water. Specific analyte concentrationswere determined against a standard curve (10,000−5 ng/ml), and meanconcentrations+/−standard deviation were calculated. See FIG. 1 and FIG.2.

Mouse Maximum Tolerated Dose Studies

For maximum tolerated dose (MTD) determination studies, non-tumorbearing CD-1 athymic nude mice were randomized into 5 treatment groups(5 mice per group) and treated with either 400, 300, 200, 100, 50 or 25mg/kg of compound by daily PO, or 200, 100, 50, 25, or 12.5 mg/kg ofcompound twice daily PO. Mice were weighed daily and % body weight losswas calculated relative to individual mouse body weights at the start oftreatment. Studies were continued for 14 days or until >10% group meanbody weight loss was observed in the animals. MTD was determined as thehighest dose at which a mean body weight loss of <10% over 14 days ofdosing was observed. See FIG. 4.

Western Blot for Total and pRSK

For Western blot assays (see FIG. 14), protein lysates were obtainedfrom either the M275 or M202 human melanoma cancer cell lines. Forassay, cells were plated on 10 cm dishes and treated 24 hours later witheither 200 nM of test compound in DMSO or DMSO control for 4.5 or 24hours. After the treatment period, cells were washed twice in ice-coldPBS and lysed for 15 minutes at 4° C. using a mild lysis buffer (CellSignaling Technology) containing a mixture of protease inhibitors(Calbiochem) and 1 mmol/L phenlymethylsulfonlyfluoride. Insolublematerial was removed by centrifugation at 10,000×g for 10 minutes.Protein concentration of each sample was quantified by BCA (Pierce),resolved by SDS-PAGE, and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes(iBlot, Invitrogen Life Technology). Total (32D7, Cell SignalingTechnologies) and phosphorylated (Tyr359; D1E9, Cell SignalingTechnology) RSK protein were detected using the indicated antibodyclones. All blots were repeated in duplicate and relative levels ofindividual proteins compared to a loading control (α-tubulin) (11H10;Cell Signaling Technology) were quantitated using the ECL Pluschemifluorescent reagent (Amersham Biosciences) and the ChemiDoc™ TouchImaging System (BioRad).

Activity-Guided Selection of Inhibitors

Subgenera of ERK1/2 inhibitors having desirable properties wereidentified using a combination of in vitro data.

In particular, the results from the assays described above (e.g., CellLine Growth Retardation Assay, ERK1 and 2 Enzymatic Inhibition Assay,Caco-2 Assay (P_(app) A to B), Measurement of Compound MetabolicStability, Designation of Sensitivity and Resistant Cohorts andCalculation of Average IC ₅₀ Values, and Western Blot for Total andpRSK) were used to select compounds having structural and functionalfeatures defined in the subgenera of Formula (Ie).

In particular, a desirable property of compounds examined in sensitiveand resistant cell lines, as described above, is having an average IC₅₀for the drug-sensitive cell lines of Table 4 of at least about 4-foldmore potent than the average IC₅₀ of the compound for the drug-resistantcell lines of Table 4.

Another desirable property of compounds examined as compared to avehicle control is a decrease of about 70% or more in the levels of pRSKin M275 cells after about 5 hours of treatment with the compound at aconcentration of about 200 nM.

The skilled artisan would readily recognize that the results ofadditional in vitro assays (e.g., CYP enzymatic inhibition, hERGinhibition, compound solubility, kinome analysis), as well as theresults of in vivo assays (e.g., Rodent Xenograft Studies, RodentPharmacokinetic and Single-Dose Saturation Studies, Rodent MaximumTolerated Dose Studies, and oral bioavailability) could be used toidentify other subgenera of ERK1/2 inhibitors, or to narrow subgeneradetermined using other results, for example, the subgenera of Formula(Ie).

TABLE 3 ERK1 ERK2 AvgSens AvgRes P_(app) Half- Cmpnd K_(d) K_(d) IC₅₀IC₅₀ A-to-B life 6 A A A C B A 7 A B C C 8 C C C C A 9 C C C C 10 C C CC 11 A A B C A B 13 B C C C 15 B B C C 17 B B C C 18 B B C C 19 C C C C20 A A A C B A 21 A B B C 22 C C C C A A 23 C C A 24 B B C C C 25 A A CC B A 26 B C C C A B 27 A A C C B A 28 C C C C B A 29 B B C C B A 30 C C31 A A C C B B 32 A A B C 33 B B 34 A B C C 35 B B C C 36 A B C C 37 A BC C 38 B B C C 39 A A A C 40 A A A C 41 A A A C 42 A A C C 43 B C C C 44A A A C 45 A A A C 46 A A B C 47 A A B C 48 A B 49 A A B C 50 A A A C BA 51 B B B C A 52 C C C C B A 53 A A C C C 54 B B C C B A 55 B B C C B56 B B C C B 57 C C C C 58 A A 59 B A 60 B B C C 61 A A B C 62 A B C C63 B B 64 B B 65 A A A C 66 A A C C 67 B B C C 68 B B

TABLE 4 Cell Line Name Cohort SKMEL 2 Sensitive SKCO1 Sensitive SW403Sensitive HT29 Sensitive M296 Sensitive WM 2664 Sensitive DU4475Sensitive CAPAN 2 Sensitive HS 766T Sensitive MIAPACA 2 Sensitive PANC05.04 Sensitive PSN-1 Sensitive M275 Sensitive NCI-H520 Resistant MCF-7Resistant MDA-MB-231 Resistant LS123 Resistant SW948 Resistant LS174tResistant NCI-H810 Resistant NCI-H2126 Resistant CAL-51 ResistantNCI-H2172 Resistant LS174T_E Resistant NCI-H446 Resistant PfeifferResistant BXPC 3 Resistant NCI-H1651 Resistant

1. A compound having the structure of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen,halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substitutedC₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substitutedaryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, CN, OR^(1a), SR^(1a),NR^(1a)R^(1b), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), or C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)); L¹ is abond, optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O), O, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), N(R⁴), S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, cycloalkylor heterocyclyl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂; X ineach occurrence is independently selected from CH and N; L² isoptionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), C(O)heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C(O), N(R⁴),S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, or heterocyclyl, wherein any of saidheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl or halogen;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN,NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen orCF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen oroptionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴ is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and q is 0, 1, 2or
 3. 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein L² is optionally substitutedC₁₋₅alkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴R⁴))_(m),or C(O)heterocyclyl.
 3. (canceled)
 4. The compound of claim 1, whereinL² is hydroxy-substituted C₁₋₅alkyl or methoxy-substituted C₁₋₅alkyl.5.-6. (canceled)
 7. The compound of claim 1, wherein L² is unsubstitutedoxazolinyl or unsubstituted imidazolinyl. 8.-14. (canceled)
 15. Thecompound of claim 2, wherein L² is C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴R⁴))_(m); and eachinstance of R⁴ is independently hydrogen or C₁₋₄alkyl; and m is 0, 1, or2.
 16. The compound claim 1, wherein L¹ is a bond.
 17. (canceled) 18.The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula I has thestructure of Formula Ia′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R¹ is optionallysubstituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionallysubstituted heteroaryl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂; L²is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m),(C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), C(O)heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C(O), N(R⁴),S(O)₂N(R⁴), N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, or heterocyclyl, wherein any of saidheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl or halogen;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, ineach instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together with the N to which theyare bonded, form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R³ is, in eachinstance, independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and q is 0, 1, 2or 3, or the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula Ib′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen,halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substitutedC₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substitutedaryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, CN, OR^(1a), SR^(1a),NR^(1a)R^(1b) N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), or C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)); L¹ is abond, or is optionally substituted C₁₋₅alkyl, C(O), O,C(O)N(R⁴)(C(R⁴)₂)_(m), (C(R⁴)₂)_(m)C(O)N(R⁴), N(R⁴), S(O)₂N(R⁴),N(R⁴)S(O)₂, S(O)₂, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, ineach instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together with the N to which theyare bonded, form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R³ is, in eachinstance, independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and g is 0, 1, 2or 3, or the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula Ic′:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R¹ is optionallysubstituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionallysubstituted heteroaryl;

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, ineach instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together with the N to which theyare bonded, form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R³ is, in eachinstance, independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and g is 0, 1, 2or
 3. 19.-20. (canceled)
 21. A compound having the structure of FormulaII:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂; X ineach occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN,NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen orCF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen oroptionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴ is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; R⁷ when present, is optionallysubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and q is0, 1, 2 or
 3. 22. The compound of claim 21, wherein the compound ofFormula II has the structure of Formula IIa:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, ineach instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together with the N to which theyare bonded, form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R³ is, in eachinstance, independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and q is 0, 1, 2or
 3. 23-27. (canceled)
 28. A compound having the structure of FormulaIII:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂; X ineach occurrence is independently selected from CH and N;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

is heterocyclyl; R² if present, in each instance is independentlyoptionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, CN,NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)), N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen orCF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together withthe N to which they are bonded, form an optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; R³ is, in each instance, independently hydrogen oroptionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴ is, in each instance, independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, oroptionally substituted heterocyclyl; R⁷ when present, is optionallysubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; p is 0 or 1; and q is, ineach instance, independently 0, 1, 2 or
 3. 29. The compound of claim 28,wherein the compound of Formula III has the structure of Formula IIIa:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, or

wherein any of pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, andtriazinyl can be optionally substituted with one or more substituentsselected from halogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₃alkyl and N(R³)₂;

is aryl or heteroaryl;

is optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R² if present, in each instanceis independently optionally substituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, optionallysubstituted cycloalkyl, CN, NR^(1a)R^(1b), C(O)N(R^(1a))(R^(1b)),N(R^(1a))C(O)R^(1a), halogen or CF₃; each of R^(1a) and R^(1b) is, ineach instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; or R^(1a) and R^(1b), together with the N to which theyare bonded, form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R³ is, in eachinstance, independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl; R⁴is, in each instance, independently hydrogen, optionally substitutedC₁₋₄alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substitutedheterocyclyl; p is 0 or 1; and q is, in each instance, independently 0,1, 2 or
 3. 30.-33. (canceled)
 34. The compound of claim 1, wherein

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, or pyridazinyl. 35.-40. (canceled)
 41. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein

is phenyl, pyrrolyl or pyridinyl. 42.-44. (canceled)
 45. The compound ofclaim 1 having the structure of Formula Ia, Ib, Ic, or Id:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

is pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, thiophenylor thiazolyl;

is phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, thiophenyl orthiazolyl; m is 1 or 2; R¹ is tetrahydropyranyl, morpholinyl,piperazinyl, piperidinyl, phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl,pyridazinyl, thiophenyl, alkynyl, CN, amide, amino, acyl or acyloxy; R²is hydrogen, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, or C₄-C₆ cycloalkyl;R³ is hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl,pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl,tetrahydropyranyl, or alkynyl; R⁴ is hydrogen or methyl; and R⁵ and R⁶are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₂ alkyl or NH₂, or whereinthe group for each of

m, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ is selected from the same row of Table 1.46. (canceled)
 47. The compound of claim 1 having the structure ofFormula Ie:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R¹ is optionallysubstituted C₂₋₄alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl oroptionally substituted heteroaryl;

is aryl; R², if present, in each instance is independently optionallysubstituted C₁₋₆alkyl, alkoxy, CN, halogen or CF₃; R⁴ in each instanceis independently hydrogen, optionally substituted C₁₋₄alkyl, orC₁₋₄haloalkyl, C₁₋₄aminoalkyl, C₁₋₄hydroxyalkyl or cycloalkyl; m is 1 or2; q is 0, 1 or 2; and wherein the compound has an ERK1 K_(d) of about10 nM or lower and an ERK2 K_(d) of about 10 nM or lower. 48.-52.(canceled)
 53. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 54. The compound of claim1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 55. A pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable diluent or excipient.
 56. A method of treating cancer in asubject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject acompound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein the cancer is selected from endometrium cancer, bladder cancer,breast cancer, colon cancer, sarcoma, tumors of mesenchymal origin,kidney cancer, epidermis cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, oesophaguscancer, gall bladder cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomachcancer, cervical cancer, thyroid cancer, nose cancer, head and neckcancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, familial melanoma, melanoma,leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, chroniclymphocytic leukaemia, B-cell lymphoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma,T-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin'slymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, Burkett's lymphoma, acute and chronicmyelogenous leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, promyelocytic leukemia,central or peripheral nervous system tumors, seminoma, teratocarcinoma,xeroderma pigmentosum, retinoblastoma, keratoctanthoma, and thyroidfollicular cancer. 57.-59. (canceled)
 60. A method of inhibiting ERK1 orERK2 in a cell comprising contacting said cell with a compound of claim1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such that ERK1 or ERK2enzymes are inhibited in said cell. 61.-63. (canceled)